People
NYPR names Goli Sheikholeslami as CEO
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Sheikholeslami is leaving Chicago Public Media after five years with the station.
Programs/Content
Comings and goings: Gerdeman leaves PBS, WGBH awards fellowships …
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Gerdeman is starting a consulting service after more than five years at PBS.
Obituaries
Kentucky Educational Television founder O. Leonard Press dies at 97
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KET’s longtime leader “made it clear what business we were in — helping people. We were there to help the people no one else was helping.”
People
Comings and goings: Denny exits in Wisconsin, ‘NewsHour’ staffs Ariz. bureau …
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Garry Denny has worked for Wisconsin Public Television for 33 years.
People
PBS’ Marie Nelson takes SVP position with ABC News
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After nearly five years as PBS’ VP of news and public affairs, Nelson will work on strategies to attract multicultural audiences to ABC News.
People
Comings and goings: Mendenhall signs off in Austin, ‘Frontline’ expands team …
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Mendenhall has worked in radio for more than 40 years, 18 of them at KUT/KUTX.
People
Noel King, Ailsa Chang step up to full-time hosting duties on NPR newsmags
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The hosts had been splitting their time between the news shows and NPR’s “Planet Money.”
People
Maxie Jackson resigns as Pacifica executive director
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Pacifica’s board has selected an interim executive director.
Exit Interviews
Lloyd Wright: ‘In order to lead, you must serve’
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“I give a lot of credit to those around me who have helped make WFYI and me successful,” says Wright, who recently retired as president of the Indianapolis stations.