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B.A. Parker joins NPR’s ‘Code Switch’ as host
Parker will begin hosting the show with Gene Demby in July.Comings and goings: VP Sarah Gilbert leaving NPR, CCO leaving Public Media Group of Southern ...
Sarah Gilbert’s last day with NPR will be next month.Clarence Copeland promoted to CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Copeland has worked for the station since 1997.Comings and goings: CPB hires VP, KERA appoints CFO …
CPB hired Cheraine Stanford as SVP of television content strategy. She previously worked for WPSU in State College, Pa.Juana Summers to host NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’ and ‘Consider This’
Summers begins on air June 27.Stephanie Horton named GM of Colorado Springs–based music stations
“It is an absolute privilege to serve not only KCME, Jazz 93.5 and their remarkable team, but all music lovers in the ...Comings and goings: PBS Kids hires VP, ‘NewsHour’ names White House correspondent …
Adriano Schmid will join PBS Kids as VP of content, and Laura Barrón-López will report for “PBS NewsHour.”Nathan Gibbs resigns as GM of KACU
Gibbs led the station for nearly nine years.Comings and goings: NPR and PBS promote executives, WETA hires an SVP of human resources ...
NPR named Edith Chapin VP and executive editor at large and promoted Terence Samuel to succeed her as executive editor.Comings and goings: Judy Woodruff announces plan to step down as ‘NewsHour’ anchor, Kenya Young ...
Woodruff has been an anchor for the “PBS NewsHour” since 2011.Carl ‘Butch’ Antolini named CEO of West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Antolini became interim executive director last year.David Liroff, former VP and CTO for GBH, dies at 77
Liroff worked for GBH for nearly 30 years.Comings and goings: Catherine Levene joins NPR’s board as public director, PBS announces 10 contestants ...
Levene most recently worked as president of the National Media Group at Meredith Corporation.Phil Meyer named CEO for Southern Oregon PBS
Meyer most recently worked as a consultant for P3 Public Media.Comings and goings: Neal Carruth leaves NPR for Freakonomics Radio, Ben Calhoun exits ‘This American ...
Carruth helped create NPR’s daily news podcast “Up First” as senior director of on-demand news programming.
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