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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.Comings and goings: Sarah McCammon to leave NPR, WVTF hires chief advancement officer …
McCammon, a correspondent for NPR’s Washington Desk, said she’ll “have much more to say about my next steps very soon.”NYPR picks Christy Tanner as next CEO
“As a longtime fan of NYPR’s magnificent work, I’m honored to join this powerhouse organization with local heart and global impact,” Tanner ...PBS Guam GM Ina Carillo to leave station
Carillo has led the station since 2019.PBS promotes Scott Nourse to CTO
“I look forward to partnering across PBS to build and sustain the platforms and services our stations rely on to serve audiences ...Kansas City PBS CEO Kliff Kuehl to retire
Kuehl joined Kansas City PBS in 2009.Comings and goings: CPB VP lands at Maine Public, Rocky Mountain Public Media hires SVP ...
Katherine Arno, a former executive at CPB, was hired by Maine Public.Myrna Johnson to retire from Iowa Public Radio
Johnson took the helm in 2014.American Public Television EVP Shawn Halford to leave organization
Halford joined the Boston-based program distributor in 2018 after working for PBS for more than two decades.Julie Grimes to lead Texas Tech Public Media
Grimes was previously GM of Panhandle PBS.Comings and goings: WHRO appoints development VP, Open to Debate names CEO …
WHRO in Norfolk, Va., named Kate Pringle VP of development.
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