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Comings and goings: NPR hires Western bureau chief, Rocky Mountain Public Media adds two executives ...
Ravenna Koenig, who first joined NPR in 2014 as an intern, became Western bureau chief for the National Desk.Robert MacNeil, founding co-anchor of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 93
MacNeil, a television journalist who had the “courage to be boring,” favored substance over flash.Comings and goings: Stephanie Kuo named PRX VP, Wade Lee promoted at KUT …
Kuo joined PRX in 2018 as a project manager and has also been director of training/content development.Comings and goings: Bobby Carter named host and series producer of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, ...
Bobby Carter, who first joined NPR as an intern in 2000, was promoted within NPR Music.Favian Perez tapped as CEO of Nevada Public Radio
Perez had been serving as the station's interim CEO.Comings and goings: WETA hires chief revenue officer, Maine Public appoints chief programmer …
Shawn Castellanos was named EVP and chief revenue officer for WETA.Jennifer Gordon named CEO of WTVP
Gordon acknowledged the station’s financial difficulties and said she aims to lead with transparency.Renai Bodley to step down as KPCW GM
Bodley is leaving for a position at WVTF in Roanoke, Va.Austin Fuller joins Current’s editorial team
A journalist with extensive experience in daily reporting, Fuller most recently covered business for the Orlando Sentinel.Comings and goings: Maryland Public Television appoints CFO, WYSO adds to newsroom …
Patricia Fitzhugh was hired as VP and CFO for Maryland Public Television.Ron Bornstein, Wisconsin pubcaster who changed NPR’s trajectory, dies at 91
Though he's often credited for saving NPR from bankruptcy in 1983, Bornstein's influence on public broadcasting ran much deeper than his ...Karen Lincoln Michel will leave CEO role at IndiJ Public Media
Michel will transition to a role focusing on the organization’s “local Indigenous journalism efforts.”Futuro Media names co-CEOs
In their new roles, Marlon Bishop will also be Head of Podcasts and New Business, while Peniley Ramírez will serve as Head ...Comings and goings: KQED hires VP of philanthropy, ‘NewsHour’ director retires …
Lynne Slattery most recently worked at the Obama Foundation as director of development for Southern California and the Southwest.Natalie Pillsbury will lead PBS Western Reserve
Pillsbury currently works as director of strategic content initiatives for Ideastream Public Media.















