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Comings and goings: EP to leave ‘1A’, Radio Milwaukee promotes staff …
Rupert Allman, the founding EP of “1A,” is leaving the program and producing station WAMU.‘The Daily’ adds two co-hosts
Former co-host Sabrina Tavernise moved back to reporting.Arkansas PBS CEO to step down
Courtney Pledger, who has led the state network since 2017, expanded original productions and support for K–12 education.Comings and goings: Rhode Island public media group hires chief revenue officer, Baltimore Public Media ...
Richard Popovic will oversee fundraising and revenue strategies for Rhode Island PBS and The Public's Radio.Jordan Lee promoted to Radio Milwaukee executive director
Lee, previously senior director of programming, has been serving as interim executive director since January.Tina Pamintuan to lead KUOW
She will leave St. Louis Public Radio to begin the new job in August.CPB promotes Kathy Merritt to COO, appoints additional EVPs
Merritt is currently chief of station and system strategies.CPB COO Michael Levy resigns
Levy has worked at CPB since 2005.Comings and goings: NPR names ‘Weekend Edition’ EP, NYPR hires COO/CFO …
NPR named Evie Stone EP of “Weekend Edition” and “Up First Saturday.”Karen Everhart named Current interim executive director
The change follows the departure of former Executive Director Julie Drizin.Kenya Young named Louisville Public Media CEO
Young, who will begin May 19, is currently a senior VP at New York Public Media.Comings and goings: Firelight Media hires CEO, Houston Public Media appoints GM …
Loira Limbal will take over for Marcia Smith as CEO of Firelight Media.Comings and goings: Blue Ridge Public Radio hires CEO, WNET appoints GM …
Blue Ridge Public Radio hired Ele Ellis as CEO and GM.Comings and goings: CPB appoints VP, PBS announces board changes …
Clayton Barsoum was promoted to VP of government and external affairs at CPB.Joe Gwathmey, Texas Public Radio founder and NPR co-founder, dies at 84
Gwathmey said his role in NPR's programming department during the network's early years "felt like being the desk sergeant in a police ...