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Comings and goings: Mike Riksen will leave NPR, Yolanda Sangweni joins as senior director of ...
Riksen joined NPR in 2003.Longtime field engineer Ron Titcomb dies at 62
Titcomb died from COVID-19.Comings and goings: Carline Watson named EP of ‘Here & Now,’ chief legal officer leaves ...
Watson was previously talent development manager for NPR, where she worked for more than 20 years.Hannah Colton, news director and reporter at KUNM, dies at 29
“Hannah loved being a reporter. She was a gifted storyteller. She was great at meeting people and talking with them, asking good ...Comings and goings: Emily Loya leaves Texas Tech Public Media, Joe Goetz joins Classical MPR ...
Loya was one of the youngest leaders of a public media station.Longtime KQED host Michael Krasny announces retirement
Kransy has hosted KQED's "Forum" since 1993.Brad Kimmel to lead WFIU/WTIU
Kimmel will be leaving WNIN Public Media, where he has been CEO since 2013.WBGO hires Steven Williams as CEO
Williams will begin leading the jazz station in January.Comings and goings: Roesler to leave APM, Major Market Group and Small Station Association announce ...
Roesler has held several roles at American Public Media and Minnesota Public Radio since joining in 2001.Steve Youngwood elected CEO of Sesame Workshop, Sherrie Westin named president
Youngwood and Westin will take over for Jeffrey Dunn, who will retire in June.Donald Boswell announces plans to leave WNED/WBFO
Boswell led the Buffalo, N.Y., stations through a 2012 merger to strengthen public radio news service for the region.WGCU GM Rick Johnson will retire
Johnson has led the station since 2008.Comings and goings: Sharahn Thomas-Fulton named NPR VP, Houston Public Media promotes two …
Thomas-Fulton has helped with planning and logistics for every live news event covered by NPR since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Sylvia Bugg promoted to PBS chief programming exec
Bugg will replace Perry Simon, who informed PBS he was stepping down this summer.Comings and goings: Bruce Ramer reelected CPB board chair, Chicago Public Media names new interim ...
Ramer joined the board in 2008 and has served as board chair from 2010–12 and since 2018.
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