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Peter Breslow on his start at NPR: ‘This was what I wanted to do for ...
In an excerpt from his new memoir, the former producer looks back on his first days with the network.Nebraska Public Media CEO Mark Leonard announces retirement
Before joining the organization in 2013, he held roles at Illinois Public Media, KCTS and WXXI.WXXI CEO Norm Silverstein to retire after nearly 30 years with station
Silverstein expanded WXXI's broadcast reach and led the two most profitable capital campaigns in its history.WDIY Executive Director Greg Capogna to retire
Capogna has led the station for five years.Comings and goings: ‘Fresh Air’ contributor steps back, PBS VP to leave …
Frequent "Fresh Air" co-host Dave Davies will appear on the show less often.‘The World’ adds Carolyn Beeler as co-host
Host Marco Werman called the appointment “a gift for me and our audience.”Bob Haduch, engineer at Pennsylvania’s WVIA, dies at 54
With his remarkable ability to get the most out of every piece of equipment, Haduch earned the nickname “Bob the Re-Builder.”María Martin, founder of ‘Latino USA,’ dies at 72
Martin was “a tireless reporter and creative producer, dedicated to journalism at its highest level and its broadest reach.”Chicago Public Media CEO Matt Moog to step down
Moog will return to his “roots as a technology entrepreneur.”Comings and goings: NPR hires SVP to lead podcasts, GBH Kids appoints EP …
NPR named Collin Campbell SVP for podcasting strategy and franchise development.Karen Rundlet joins Institute for Nonprofit News as CEO
Rundlet succeeds Sue Cross, who had announced earlier this year that she would step down.Comings and goings: NPR board elects Jennifer Ferro as chair, network names chief arts editor ...
Ferro succeeds Jeff Sine in the role.Samuel C. O. Holt, author of seminal study on public radio, dies at 87
Public radio “might not have been if the Public Radio Study had not been done.”Comings and goings: NPR shuffles political teams, KERA appoints executive editor …
Deepa Shivaram is now a White House correspondent for NPR.Eilee Heikenen-Weiss, producer for WUWM’s ‘Lake Effect,’ dies at 39
"In her short time with the station, she made an impact."















