Obituaries
Jacquie Jones, former executive director of Black Public Media, dies at 52
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Friends and colleagues remember Jones as an advocate for living up to public media’s ideals for reaching underserved audiences.
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Friends and colleagues remember Jones as an advocate for living up to public media’s ideals for reaching underserved audiences.
As chief content officer Cappello oversaw both WNYC News and WNYC Studios. Now the divisions are to be managed separately.
Stepanian was an “unparalleled leader who empowered Valley Public Radio staff, board and members to unequaled successes.”
“From the minute I set foot in the door at NPR, Walt was a source of friendship and wise counsel,” said NPR host Michel Martin.
The radio artist, who died Monday at 79, influenced many audio producers by expanding the medium’s potential as an art form.
Frank produced more than 200 programs for NPR and KCRW.
The idea of publicly funded newsrooms rooted in local communities had never occurred to Montecillo until he volunteered at a public media station.
Israel Smith has been “tenacious, inventive and enterprising” during his five-year tenure, said NPR VP Anya Grundmann.
Sagner, a New York businessman, was nominated to the board in 1994 by President Clinton.
A career change taught this social media manager that “art can help us make sense of the world and even lead better lives.”
Headlee plans to focus on her work as an author and public speaker.
After co-hosting “All Things Considered” for 30 years, the veteran broadcaster prepares to sign off.
Over his 18 years in public radio, Rob Sachs has aimed to keep listeners both informed and engaged.
In an interview for our podcast, the “Fresh Air” host looked back at how she got started in public radio, interviewing Gene Simmons and more.
A look back at public broadcasters we remembered in obituaries this year.
We snapped photos at public media events throughout 2017 to answer that question.
Tracy Wahl left NPR in November 2016 as executive producer for editorial franchises.
“I hope to diversify the voices that we hear on the air. I don’t just mean somebody telling my cultura stories, but also my other brothers and sisters from other cultures.”
Pledge show producer TJ Lubinsky called Hill “one of the all-time great programmers.”
“One of the functions of culture is to help us assign meaning and thereby establish values. If we wish to rebalance our social process, we must act within the cultural arena.”