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Young promoter cancels his debut as Fred Rogers’ successor
Michael Kinsell, who planned to present himself as the next Mister Rogers at a controversial gala on Sunday in San Diego, told Current ...PBS objects to fundraiser by ‘successor’ to Mister Rogers
PBS is accusing a San Diego teenager of “falsely claiming association” with the network and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. He is selling tickets for a ...Diversity: More than good intentions?
Several minority advocates who received the report said they appreciated PBS’s effort, but they found it wanting.Woody Wickham, 66
Woodward A. (Woody) Wickham, 66, a strong supporter of independent documentary films and public media producers, died of cancer Jan. 18 [2009] ...Gene Parris, 82
Gene Parrish, a longtime pubradio broadcaster known for his programs on classical, jazz, opera and choral music, died Jan. 2 [2009] of ...Cherry Enoki, video editor, dies in climbing accident
Chihiro “Cherry” Enoki, who shared a Daytime Emmy nomination this year for her editing work on the pubTV show Design Squad, died in a ...Schiller hit ‘every point’ on NPR’s c.e.o. wish list
NPR’s next president made one giant leap in the news business two years ago when she moved from long-form documentary production into ...James Day, 89
He put San Francisco’s KQED on the air in 1954 — with Jon Rice, the station’s legendary first program director — and ...Stern lost support in his tryout as No. 1 at NPR
There was no single reason why the NPR Board ended Ken Stern’s 18-month run as chief executive officer — or at least ...Stern lost support in his tryout as No. 1 at NPR
There was no single reason why the NPR Board ended Ken Stern’s 18-month run as chief executive officer — or at least ...Hosts walk high wires, producers hold the nets
Successful producers help talent compensate. They make a deal with their talent: “I’ll help you maneuver the everyday travails of living life, ...Zoel Parenteau, 75
Zoel J. Parenteau Jr., a key figure in two midwestern public TV stations, died Jan. 10, 2008, at age 75. Parenteau launched Kansas ...James Lee Mathes, 73, and Fred Burgess, 64
Two public broadcasters active in southern California during the 1960s and 1970s, James Lee Mathes and Fred Burgess, retired to Kansas together ...Ex-NBC news exec will manage WNET
Neal Shapiro, president of NBC News until 16 months ago, will succeed William Baker as president and c.e.o. of New York’s WNET. ...Paths to pubradio stardom: drifting, struggling and on a beeline
Lisa A. Phillips has just started appearing in bookstores to promote her newly published Public Radio Behind the Voices (CDS Books, 334 pages), which ...
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