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Comings and goings: PMJA names Johnathan Reaves president, Joan Lunden tapped to host ‘Second Opinion’ ...
Reaves replaces Shula Neuman, who resigned earlier this month.With a focus on civil rights, Yamiche Alcindor rises to the top as a White ...
Alcindor is the first public media reporter and first Black woman to win the White House Correspondents’ Association Aldo Beckman Award, presented ...Comings and goings: Shula Neuman resigns as PMJA president, Tonya Harley named PBS VP …
Neuman's departure will allow her "to focus on issues within St. Louis Public Radio."Lorenzo Milam, legendary pioneer of community radio, dies at 86
Milam "inspired hundreds of people to start community radio stations all around the country ... and has left us a raucous and ...Native broadcaster Harlan McKosato dies at 54
Often referred to as “the voice of Indian country,” McKosato brought Native issues into the light for a wide audience.Comings and goings: WQXR gets new leader, WGBH and CapRadio add staff …
Edward Yim has worked for the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.Comings and goings: Kathryn Washington named CPB VP, Nine Network reorganizes leadership …
Washington, who joined CPB in 2009, began her career in public broadcasting producing for KQED.Comings and goings: Nikki Jones named VP at NPR, Cameo George named EP of ‘American ...
Jones joined NPR last year after working for SiriusXM Radio.Wonya Lucas exits Public Broadcasting Atlanta to oversee Hallmark Channel
As an NPR board member, Lucas led the committee that oversaw an investigation of sexual harassment by NPR news leaders.Comings and goings: Francene Blythe-Lewis to lead Vision Maker Media, Ben Godley announces next job ...
Blythe-Lewis has held positions at several cultural institutions that work with Indigenous communities.Perry Simon, chief programming exec, is leaving PBS
Simon joined PBS in 2018 and has played a central role in its recent content initiatives.Michal Heiplik named CDP President
Heiplik is a co-founder of the Contributor Development Partnership, which is affiliated with WGBH in Boston.Comings and goings: Ted Krichels to retire from CPB, N’Jeri Eaton leaves NPR …
Krichels has spent more than 35 years in public broadcasting.Lester Crystal, news executive who oversaw expansion of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 85
As executive producer, Crystal directed launch of the first hourlong daily news program on U.S. television.Neil Best will retire from Community Radio for Northern Colorado
Best helped to make the organization's KUNC an independent nonprofit in 2001.
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