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Central Vermont Community Radio hires station manager
CVCR's WGDR/WGDH gained independence earlier this year.How Cokie Roberts landed at NPR: ‘They wanted her included because they loved her’
In an excerpt from his new book, "Cokie: A Life Well Lived," Steve Roberts recounts how Cokie Roberts overcame obstacles in her ...Comings and goings: Maribel Lopez leads PBS Digital Studios, Melissa Wright to leave TPT …
Lopez most recently worked for TPT in St. Paul, Minn.NPR editor Petra Mayer dies at 46
“She was ferociously intelligent, sardonically funny and made your day better by merely existing.”Comings and goings: Nine PBS promotes Denise Kahle to CFO, Antonia Carew-Watts becomes ITVS VP ...
Kahle joined Nine PBS in 2017 as accounting manager and has also been controller.KEXP Executive Director Tom Mara to retire
Mara has been executive director since 2000.StoryCorps names two to officer positions
"I have no doubt that Lisa and Mary Beth's collective leadership and extensive experience will help propel StoryCorps forward as we expand ...Molly Wood to leave American Public Media
Wood has hosted "Marketplace" shows since 2015.Comings and goings: PBS selects new VPs, NPR names standards and practices editor …
One new PBS VP is Adaora Udoji, a former co-host of “The Takeaway.”ITVS controller Michael Shiro dies at 59
Shiro "brought analytical acumen, ethical rigor and humor to the sober business of managing the federal public funds that supported 1,000-plus independent ...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.
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