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George Walker, WFIU classical music host for more than 50 years, dies at 81
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Walker’s career in radio broadcasting may have set a record for continuous tenure at one station, according to colleagues.
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Stacey Decker to lead Nebraska Public Media
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Decker is currently SVP of innovation and systems strategy at CPB.
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A Latina leads change in D.C. journalism
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Teresa Frontado on her arc from public media to community-focused nonprofit news.
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John Lansing, former CEO of NPR, dies at 67
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Lansing, who steered NPR through the pandemic, retired earlier this year.
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Comings and goings: PBS North Carolina CTO retires, Connecticut Public announces changes …
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Fred Engel, whose started his first job in public media in 1978, is retiring.
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Clint Schaff takes over as KUAF GM
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Schaff previously led the development of LA Times Studios.
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Let’s celebrate — and listen to — public media’s Rising Stars
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You’ll be inspired by how these young professionals embrace and amplify public media’s mission.
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35 Rising Stars making their mark in public media
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Current’s 2024 Rising Stars contribute creatively to public media in many ways, making big differences in their workplaces and communities.
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Laura Archbold named station manager for KSMQ
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Archbold previously worked in marketing for Mayo Clinic.
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Comings and goings: APTS EVP/COO Lonna Thompson retiring, Classical Music Indy announces host changes …
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Thompson joined APTS in 1994.
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NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe dies at 75
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Jaffe, a former actor, reported for NPR from 1985 to 2022.
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Aishah Rashied-Hyman named executive director of Public Media Women in Leadership
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Rashied-Hyman most recently led development for KERA in Dallas.
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Comings and goings: New York Public Radio hires CDO, Classical KING appoints chief of advancement …
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Jennifer Schell Podoll was named CDO for New York Public Radio.
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Comings and goings: ‘Frontline’ hires managing director, WYSO names executive director for Eichelberger Center …
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Brian Eule succeeds Janice Hui as managing director for “Frontline.”
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‘On the Media’ adds Micah Loewinger as co-host
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Loewinger was the show’s first-ever reporter.
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Brad Dancer named GM of WSHU Public Radio
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Dancer replaces Rima Dael, who left in December to become CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.
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Fred Child to leave ‘Performance Today’ next year
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The longtime host will leave the program in October 2025.
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Sarah Gilbert named WAMC/Northeast Public Radio CEO
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Gilbert will begin in the role next month.
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Pat Callahan, development exec with ‘peerless fundraising acumen,’ dies at 81
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Callahan, who directed membership fundraising at five PBS stations and helped lead adoption of development software tools, retired from AZPM in 2023.
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How NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe is changing the sound of public radio
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Rascoe has brought a fresh, relatable perspective to her role as the host of “Weekend Edition Sunday,” and listeners are responding.