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WFUV GM Chuck Singleton to retire
“I believe strongly in succession planning, pushing the next generation forward, and fresh perspectives,” Singleton said.Comings and goings: Former CPB exec lands at Milwaukee PBS, GBH GM leaves …
Beth Walsh joined Milwaukee PBS after working for CPB.Utah Public Radio managers to retire
Tom Williams and Kerry Bringhurst will retire in the fall.Comings and goings: Bill Kurtis retires from ‘Wait Wait,’ WUSF promotes staffers …
Kurtis is stepping down from his roles with the NPR quiz show.Comings and goings: PBS NC hires COO, WUWM appoints VP …
Jonathan Kappler became COO for PBS North Carolina after working for the state government.Comings and goings: NPR promotes development execs, former PBS fundraising leader announces retirement …
Julie Parr, who previously served as interim leader of NPR development, was named SVP.Luis Estrada to lead KVMR Community Radio
Estrada has worked at KPBS in San Diego for more than 11 years, most recently as member acquisition manager and senior producer.KSPS PBS appoints Skyler Reep GM
Reep has worked for the station since 2017.Rob Wiseman named CEO of Classical KING
Wiseman succeeds Brenda Barnes, who has led the station since 2018.Phil Hoffman to lead New Mexico PBS
Hoffman succeeds Franz Joachim, who is retiring.KCBX names Chris McBride GM
McBride succeeds Frank Lanzone, who has led the California station since 1980.Vegas PBS GM Mare Mazur to retire
Mazur has led the station since early 2021.Comings and goings: Public Media Infrastructure announces board, VPM hires CFO …
LaFontaine Oliver will be the inaugural board chair for Public Media Infrastructure.Comings and goings: RMPM hires chief experience officer, longtime Kansas Public Radio PD to retire ...
Amber Payne, a former editorial leader at BET.com, Teen Vogue and NBCBLK, will join Rocky Mountain Public Media in Denver.Reporter Austin Fuller to leave Current
Fuller covered the CPB rescission and wind-down.















