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WTTW gets new president, WNET promotes national programmer and other comings and goings
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The new WTTW president was most recently SVP of global brands for Hyatt Hotels.
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New documentary about Fred Rogers probes ‘the profundity of his vision’
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Director Morgan Neville got approval for his film from Rogers’ estate by promising to focus on “the things he stood for.”
Obituaries
Public Affairs Television co-founder Joan Konner dies at 87
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Konner was a “model executive producer” with “high journalistic standards, sharp intellect, and the eye for a good story, well-told.”
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Ott sets GPB departure, WFAE hires journalists in Charlotte and other comings and goings
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Also, WGBH honors host Eric Jackson’s 40th anniversary as the “Dean of Boston Jazz Radio.”
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Carl Kasell, former NPR newscaster and ‘Wait Wait’ judge, dies at 84
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“He remains in my mind an exemplar of what it means to be both a broadcaster, and a person,” said Wait Wait host Peter Sagal.
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Schneider lands at philanthropy nonprofit, ‘On Second Thought’ gets new host and other comings and goings
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Also, Georgia Public Broadcasting hires its first chief content officer and a managing editor.
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Colorado Public Radio picks Stewart Vanderwilt as new president
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Vanderwilt has worked as GM of KUT in Austin, Texas, for 18 years.
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Liwanag to replace Campbell at PBS, Vega gets host’s chair at ‘Takeaway’ and other comings and goings
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And the new president of Vermont Public Radio is Scott Finn, executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
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Public TV pioneer Chalmers “Chuck” Marquis dies at 91
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Longtime friends and colleagues remember Marquis as public television’s man on Capitol Hill.