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PBS Annual Meeting attendees on taking risks
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What’s the biggest risk you took in the past year?
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Grant spent 16 years at WNET as executive director of science, natural history and features.
PBS called Minow “a critically important figure in the development of public service media.”
“Dick brought the written word to life using nothing but inflection and the cadence of his voice.”
Burns weaved anecdotes from his upbringing with a larger argument about the persistent legacy of racial divisions.
Carrasco reports to National Geographic President Gary Knell, another NPR alum.
Eaton has been at the helm of the PBS strand for 31 years of its 45-season history.
Shearer helped bring Leo Buscaglia to public television.
“That gee-whiz sense of wonder about making radio is restored.”
“Stacey’s love of public broadcasting, her creativity, her kindness and her sense of humor made her a joy to work with.”
The director of The Armor of Light challenges women media-makers to rebel against the glorification of violence in film and television.
Since 2007, Sickora has been president of WSKG Public Media in Binghamton, N.Y.
Schmidt hosted and produced programs for Wisconsin Public Radio for more than 70 years.
Julian joined the station in 2000.
“The new fellows are adding to the number of diverse voices that we aim to support in the documentary space.”
Arthur Cohen steps up to run the station while David Freedman shifts his focus to strategic planning.
He spent more than two decades at WPBT in Miami and also worked at WNED in Buffalo, N.Y.
Earlier in her career Wende Persons was the first website manager for classical station WQXR.
Smyrl played Hooper’s Store owner Mr. Handford.
“Charles was passionate about PBS and was a leader among his peers,” PBS said.