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KMFA hires George Preston as CEO
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He begins later this month.
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Comings and goings: Veralyn Williams named ‘Code Switch’ EP, WMFE forms content leadership team …
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Williams succeeds Steve Drummond, who had served as EP of “Code Switch” since 2017.
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Comings and goings: KQED hires CFO and diversity leader, Alaska Public Media appoints COO …
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Eric Abrams will be KQED’s inaugural chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.
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Michael Hardgrove, former Nine PBS CEO, dies at 85
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Hardgrove led Nine PBS for nearly 25 years after working for KVIE and WETA.
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Peter Noll named CEO of West TN PBS
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Noll most recently worked as GM of WNBJ, the NBC and CW affiliates in Jackson, Tenn.
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Comings and goings: KSPS appoints station manager, KUOW hires COO …
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Dawn Wiley Bayman became station manager for KSPS in Spokane, Wash.
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Justin Shoman named president of Alaska’s KTOO
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Shoman succeeds Bill Legere, who has worked for the organization for more than three decades.
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Comings and goings: NPR appoints ‘ATC’ EP, longtime correspondent John Burnett will retire …
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Sami Yenigun steps up to EP for “All Things Considered.”
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Asia Burnett promoted to station manager at WKMS
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Burnett has served as interim station manager since July.
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Comings and goings: WLRN hires VP of news, OETA appoints VP of education …
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Sergio Bustos most recently worked as an enterprise and politics editor for “USA Today” in Florida.
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At a fork in his career path, GBH’s Jon Abbott reflects on how pubmedia can evolve and innovate
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“If we’re going to learn and grow together, we have to do it together,” Abbott says, describing the philosophy that has guided his work.
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John Yang to anchor ‘PBS News Weekend’
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Yang succeeds Geoff Bennett, who left the program to co-anchor “PBS NewsHour.”
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Comings and goings: Robert Mandell to leave CPB board, WUNC names hosts for new public affairs show …
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Mandell joined the board in 2019.
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Shawn Turner named GM for WKAR Public Media
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Turner succeeds Susi Elkins, who left the station earlier this year.
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Comings and goings: NPR’s Eric Marrapodi steps up to VP, ‘This American Life’ appoints editors …
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Marrapodi joined NPR in 2019 as live specials lead.
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WAUS GM Sharon Dudgeon dies following accident
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Dudgeon died from injuries resulting from a fall outside her home.
Obituaries
Former PBS president Bruce Christensen dies at 79
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PBS President Paula Kerger called Christensen “a giant of public television.”
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Comings and goings: New board leaders at NPR, promotions at PBS …
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Jeff Sine became NPR’s board chair, while Jennifer Ferro moved up to vice chair.