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Comings and goings: Joe Harrell to lead digital unit at WNET, NPR hires journalists for ...
Joe Harrell, who joined WNET in 2011, was named managing editor of integrated initiatives and digital studios.Meredith Artley to lead Hawaiʻi Public Radio
José Fajardo will step down as president and GM July 31.Pam Johnston named CEO of merged Rhode Island pubcaster
Johnston most recently worked as GM for the news division at GBH in Boston.Univision Los Angeles exec Alejandra Santamaria to lead LAist, Southern California Public Radio
Santamaria takes the helm this month at SCPR, which operates LAist, and replaces CEO Herb Scannell, whose retirement was announced in September.Comings and goings: WJCT hires director of podcasting, WHYY adds staff …
Letisha Bereola joined WJCT Public Media in Jacksonville, Fla., as director of podcasting.KUOW GM Caryn Mathes to retire next year
"I want a chance at a different type of life while I still have my health and my wits about me!" Mathes ...Comings and goings: Janice Hui leaves ‘Frontline’ for ITVS, NETA appoints VP …
Janice Hui was named COO of the Independent Television Service.Sherrie Westin named CEO of Sesame Workshop
Westin is the first woman to be Sesame Workshop’s CEO since the organization was established in 1968.Comings and goings: NETA appoints COO, NPR hires deputy Washington editor …
NETA named Timothy Eernisse COO and VP of education and growth.Vox.com co-founder Melissa Bell will lead Chicago Public Media
Bell, who co-founded Vox.com in 2014 and became publisher of parent company Vox Media in 2016, will take the helm at CPM ...Russell Morash, ‘This Old House’ creator and ‘Father of How-To’ programs that inspired millions, dies ...
While Morash wasn’t always fond of the “Father of How-To” moniker, his track record of marquee programs like “This Old House” and ...George Boosey, programmer who guided WBUR’s news expansion, dies at 77
Boosey helped set the Boston station’s path to growth as an NPR news powerhouse.Comings and goings: John Sutton named VP at NEPM, Hawaii Public Radio makes host changes ...
John Sutton, who joined New England Public Media as interim CCO, was hired permanently as VP of content and audience strategy.David Freedman, former GM of WWOZ, dies at 80
During Freedman's quarter-century with WWOZ, it transformed from a small station with uncertain finances into an internationally known institution representing New Orleans ...Comings and goings: NPR hires managing editor, CapRadio host takes leave …
NPR hired Samantha Melbourneweaver as managing editor of digital, audience growth and engagement.















