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Comings and goings: APTS EVP/COO Lonna Thompson retiring, Classical Music Indy announces host changes …
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Thompson joined APTS in 1994.
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NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe dies at 75
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Jaffe, a former actor, reported for NPR from 1985 to 2022.
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Aishah Rashied-Hyman named executive director of Public Media Women in Leadership
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Rashied-Hyman most recently led development for KERA in Dallas.
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Comings and goings: New York Public Radio hires CDO, Classical KING appoints chief of advancement …
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Jennifer Schell Podoll was named CDO for New York Public Radio.
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Comings and goings: ‘Frontline’ hires managing director, WYSO names executive director for Eichelberger Center …
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Brian Eule succeeds Janice Hui as managing director for “Frontline.”
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‘On the Media’ adds Micah Loewinger as co-host
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Loewinger was the show’s first-ever reporter.
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Brad Dancer named GM of WSHU Public Radio
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Dancer replaces Rima Dael, who left in December to become CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.
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Fred Child to leave ‘Performance Today’ next year
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The longtime host will leave the program in October 2025.
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Sarah Gilbert named WAMC/Northeast Public Radio CEO
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Gilbert will begin in the role next month.
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Pat Callahan, development exec with ‘peerless fundraising acumen,’ dies at 81
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Callahan, who directed membership fundraising at five PBS stations and helped lead adoption of development software tools, retired from AZPM in 2023.
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How NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe is changing the sound of public radio
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Rascoe has brought a fresh, relatable perspective to her role as the host of “Weekend Edition Sunday,” and listeners are responding.
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Comings and goings: Joe Harrell to lead digital unit at WNET, NPR hires journalists for religion beat …
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Joe Harrell, who joined WNET in 2011, was named managing editor of integrated initiatives and digital studios.
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Meredith Artley to lead Hawaiʻi Public Radio
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José Fajardo will step down as president and GM July 31.
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Pam Johnston named CEO of merged Rhode Island pubcaster
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Johnston most recently worked as GM for the news division at GBH in Boston.
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Univision Los Angeles exec Alejandra Santamaria to lead LAist, Southern California Public Radio
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Santamaria takes the helm this month at SCPR, which operates LAist, and replaces CEO Herb Scannell, whose retirement was announced in September.
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Comings and goings: WJCT hires director of podcasting, WHYY adds staff …
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Letisha Bereola joined WJCT Public Media in Jacksonville, Fla., as director of podcasting.
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KUOW GM Caryn Mathes to retire next year
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“I want a chance at a different type of life while I still have my health and my wits about me!” Mathes said.
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Comings and goings: Janice Hui leaves ‘Frontline’ for ITVS, NETA appoints VP …
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Janice Hui was named COO of the Independent Television Service.
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Sherrie Westin named CEO of Sesame Workshop
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Westin is the first woman to be Sesame Workshop’s CEO since the organization was established in 1968.
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Comings and goings: NETA appoints COO, NPR hires deputy Washington editor …
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NETA named Timothy Eernisse COO and VP of education and growth.