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Judy Diaz named Delmarva Public Media GM
“I feel like all of my career has led to this role,” Diaz said.NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg will retire
“Everyone who has ever worked for NPR and its member stations has Susan to thank for making those three letters mean something ...Comings and goings: Alaska Public Media names COO, WXXI hires CCO …
Linda Wei was named COO and SVP of content for Alaska Public Media.Edward Leon named CEO of PBS Fort Wayne
Leon most recently worked as executive director of Free Speech TV, based in Denver.NPR’s Edith Chapin to step down
"I have had two big executive jobs for two years and I want to take a break,” Chapin told NPR's David Folkenflik. ...Comings and goings: NPR’s Asma Khalid heads to BBC, network appoints AI VP …
Asma Khalid is leaving NPR to co-host a daily podcast for the BBC.Gary Stokes to retire as GM of KSPS PBS
Stokes plans to step down later this year as leader of the station in Spokane, Wash.Johnny Lee Walker named station manager of KBEM
Walker joined KBEM in 2020.LaFontaine Oliver to step down as New York Public Radio CEO
Oliver will stay on as executive chair.Comings and goings: STLPR adds editorial leader, WAMU hires reporters …
Rob Edwards and Brian Heffernan will co-lead St. Louis Public Radio’s newsroom.How we can extend Bill Moyers’ legacy to public service media
Moyers was intensely dedicated to our cause. We owe it to him and his memory to carry on the struggle in his ...What Bill Moyers had to say about protecting American freedoms
Throughout his groundbreaking work in journalism, Moyers urged us to be steadfast in defending the freedoms guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence, ...Comings and goings: NPR VP leaves network, WXXI hires chief of staff …
Keith Jenkins, VP of visuals and music strategy for NPR, left the network.Suzanne Nance to leave All Classical Radio CEO post
Nance’s achievements include the 2019 launch of the International Children’s Arts Network.Former PBS publicist Carrie Lane Johnson dies at 68
Over the course of her decades-long career, Johnson managed publicity campaigns for hundreds of PBS programs.