Obituaries
Morgenthau dies at 101; producer recalled as ‘beloved mentor’ at WGBH
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Henry Morgenthau III joined WGBH in 1957, just two years after it went on the air.
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Henry Morgenthau III joined WGBH in 1957, just two years after it went on the air.
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Russ Abernathy served 12 years on the PBS Engineering Committee during the transition from analog to digital broadcasting.
Gina Carter-Simmers worked to raise awareness of cancer as she battled the disease.
The Seattle station is also finalizing its new morning drive-time news team.
Brackett was also a five-time world champion triathlete and was training for a triathlon when she was injured.
Bennet helped bring financial stability to NPR during his 10-year tenure.
Kathleen Pavelko has worked in public broadcasting since 1979.
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He was the first reporter at NPR to cover the digital technology beat.
Davis will continue to lead Southern California Public Radio until December 2019 or a replacement is named.
Connecticut Public Board Chair Tom Barnes said Franklin “has played a transformational role in growing and securing the future of this organization.”
Shona Koester spent the past six years at American Public Media, departing as VP of distribution and content partnerships.
Jim Pagliarini began his public broadcasting career in 1983 by helping to launch KNPB in Reno, Nev.
The new WTTW president was most recently SVP of global brands for Hyatt Hotels.
Director Morgan Neville got approval for his film from Rogers’ estate by promising to focus on “the things he stood for.”
Konner was a “model executive producer” with “high journalistic standards, sharp intellect, and the eye for a good story, well-told.”
Also, WGBH honors host Eric Jackson’s 40th anniversary as the “Dean of Boston Jazz Radio.”
“He remains in my mind an exemplar of what it means to be both a broadcaster, and a person,” said Wait Wait host Peter Sagal.
Also, Georgia Public Broadcasting hires its first chief content officer and a managing editor.