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Cara Williams Fry named GM for Northwest Public Broadcasting
Williams Fry most recently worked for WITF Public Media in Harrisburg, Pa.Audie Cornish is leaving NPR
Cornish's last day hosting "All Things Considered" will be Friday.Matt Abramovitz appointed president of New England Public Media
Abramovitz is leaving his position as a VP for WQXR in New York City.Bill Davis will lead Station Resource Group
Davis previously led Southern California Public Radio and has also worked for NPR.Sandra Clark named CEO for StoryCorps
Clark most recently worked for WHYY in Philadelphia.Leila Fadel to co-host NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ and ‘Up First’
Fadel starts co-hosting duties in February and will be based in Washington, D.C.Comings and goings: LaFontaine E. Oliver reelected NPR board chair, WCTE names new station manager ...
Oliver, president of WYPR in Baltimore, was elected to a second term as chair of NPR’s board.Comings and goings: WETA hires CFO, Sandhya Dirks joins NPR …
Ruby Goyal Aggarwal will oversee financial operations for WETA and its subsidiary NewsHour Productions.Liwanag Ojala named chief transformation officer for APMG
Ojala is resigning from APM’s board of trustees to become chief transformation officer.Comings and goings: PBS board names new chair, NPR makes changes to longform audio team ...
Larry Irving was appointed board chair for PBS, succeeding Donald A. Baer.Ronnie Agnew named GM of WOSU Public Media
Agnew most recently worked as executive director for Mississippi Public Broadcasting.Fred Martino named WSIU executive director
Martino was previously director of content at KRWG Public Media.Yamiche Alcindor to leave ‘NewsHour’ for NBC News, will retain ‘Washington Week’ role
Alcindor has been a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC since 2016.Comings and goings: The Current names Urban Alternative content director, staff changes at WETA/NewsHour Productions ...
Julian Green most recently worked as PD for the University of Minnesota’s student-run radio station.Dawn Schmitt to lead WQPT PBS
Schmitt joined the station in 2010.
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