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Comings and goings: Louisville Public Media adds Gabrielle Jones as VP, America’s Test Kitchen appoints ...
Jones will leave her position as audience editor for KERA in Dallas.Comings and goings: CPB names human resources and DEI VP, Wendy Turner becomes GM at ...
Stephen Wilkins has served in the military and most recently worked for Alexandria City Public Schools.Michael Soper, fundraising consultant who led PBS development in its formative years, dies at 71
Through his efforts to share best practices in public TV fundraising, Soper gained “a wonderful perspective on stations across the country and ...Linda Simensky, head of PBS Kids content, departs for Duolingo
Simensky had worked at PBS since 2003.Comings and goings: Promotions at PRX, WHYY …
PRX filled two new roles focused on podcasts.Beth Courtney, CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, will retire
Courtney joined LPB in 1976 and became its leader in 1985.Melissa Harris-Perry named host of ‘The Takeaway’
Harris-Perry has been interim host since July.WCTE appoints Avery Hutchins CEO
Hutchins succeeds Becky Magura, who left the station to lead Nashville Public Television.Comings and goings: Erika Aguilar named EP at NPR, CPB board officers reelected …
Aguilar will be EP of "Morning Edition" and "Up First."Station Manager Kerry Swanson leaving Northwest Public Broadcasting
Swanson has led the station since 2008.APM names Joanne Griffith CCO of podcast division
APM also promoted Thomas De Napoli to chief strategy officer of APM Studios.Ken Ikeda resigns as AIR CEO
Amanda Hickman is serving as interim executive director.Kristen Blessman to lead PBS12
Blessman will join the station after leading the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce.Comings and goings: Lulu Garcia-Navarro joins New York Times, NPR names chief culture editor …
Garcia-Navarro recently announced her departure from NPR.Four with ties to pubmedia receive MacArthur Fellowships
Daniel Alarcón, host and EP of NPR’s "Radio Ambulante" podcast, was among this year's recipients.
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