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Beth Courtney, CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, will retire
Courtney joined LPB in 1976 and became its leader in 1985.Melissa Harris-Perry named host of ‘The Takeaway’
Harris-Perry has been interim host since July.WCTE appoints Avery Hutchins CEO
Hutchins succeeds Becky Magura, who left the station to lead Nashville Public Television.Comings and goings: Erika Aguilar named EP at NPR, CPB board officers reelected …
Aguilar will be EP of "Morning Edition" and "Up First."Station Manager Kerry Swanson leaving Northwest Public Broadcasting
Swanson has led the station since 2008.APM names Joanne Griffith CCO of podcast division
APM also promoted Thomas De Napoli to chief strategy officer of APM Studios.Ken Ikeda resigns as AIR CEO
Amanda Hickman is serving as interim executive director.Kristen Blessman to lead PBS12
Blessman will join the station after leading the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce.Comings and goings: Lulu Garcia-Navarro joins New York Times, NPR names chief culture editor …
Garcia-Navarro recently announced her departure from NPR.Four with ties to pubmedia receive MacArthur Fellowships
Daniel Alarcón, host and EP of NPR’s "Radio Ambulante" podcast, was among this year's recipients.Comings and goings: Sara DeWitt to lead children’s media at PBS, network elects board members ...
“Sara is an extraordinary leader and renowned innovator in children’s media,” said PBS President Paula Kerger.Comings and goings: Cheryl Bennett named GM for 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, Kathy Reed appointed VP ...
Bennett joined Radio Milwaukee in 2015.KTNA GM to step down next year
Corinne Smith has led the Alaska station since 2016.Comings and goings: Neal Scarbrough to lead ‘Marketplace,’ Kerry Lenahan leaves NPR …
Scarbrough most recently worked as VP and executive editor of Fox Sports.Lulu Garcia-Navarro will leave NPR
“I need a break,” she announced on Twitter.
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