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Matt Abramovitz appointed president of New England Public Media
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Abramovitz is leaving his position as a VP for WQXR in New York City.
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Abramovitz is leaving his position as a VP for WQXR in New York City.
Davis previously led Southern California Public Radio and has also worked for NPR.
Fadel starts co-hosting duties in February and will be based in Washington, D.C.
Oliver, president of WYPR in Baltimore, was elected to a second term as chair of NPR’s board.
Ruby Goyal Aggarwal will oversee financial operations for WETA and its subsidiary NewsHour Productions.
Ojala is resigning from APM’s board of trustees to become chief transformation officer.
Larry Irving was appointed board chair for PBS, succeeding Donald A. Baer.
Agnew most recently worked as executive director for Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
Martino was previously director of content at KRWG Public Media.
Alcindor has been a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC since 2016.
Julian Green most recently worked as PD for the University of Minnesota’s student-run radio station.
Nik Khilnani previously worked for Gannett and the Walt Disney Company.
Patterson most recently worked for American Public Media.
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The promotion is part of a leadership transition that brings Dan Soles to APT as VP and prepares for Eric Luskin’s retirement in January.
Tabitha Safdi is also chair of the PBS Digital Media Advisory Council.
CVCR’s WGDR/WGDH gained independence earlier this year.
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