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Jill Hubbs named interim GM of WSRE
Hubbs has led several WSRE productions as an EP and also created local education programs.Comings and goings: Public Broadcasting Atlanta fills top roles, KQED adds news staffers …
The Atlanta station named a chief content officer and a VP of development.Former KCPT president Bill Reed dies at 81
Reed, a former educator and prospective professional football player, also worked for CPB, PBS and KIXE.Public broadcasters memorialize Bobbi English by creating award for work in early childhood education
Each recipient's local station will receive a $15,000 grant from Sesame Workshop to advance its work in early childhood education.James Morgese: ‘Respect the core mission, vision and values that got us to this point ...
Let the values that have defined public broadcasting's services to the American public guide your work, says the outgoing GM of PBS ...NPR’s Keith Woods promoted to chief diversity officer
Woods will help NPR "build a more diverse and inclusive organization."Jim Lehrer, ‘PBS NewsHour’ co-founder and anchor, dies at 85
Lehrer hosted "NewsHour" for 36 years before retiring in 2011.‘From the Top’ names new host
Peter Dugan has been guest-hosting the show since 2018.Comings and goings: PBS names Bugg programming VP, de la Torre joins New England collaborative ...
Bugg was director of programming at PBS from 2012 to 2014 before leaving for CPB.Corey Lewis to leave WBUR
Lewis said "it is time for me to lead another institution."PBS Utah and KUER will share leader as James Morgese retires
KUER GM Maria O’Mara will become executive director of both PBS Utah and KUER.Twin Cities PBS taps Sylvia Strobel as next CEO
Strobel, who worked for Twin Cities PBS in the ’90s, will become the station’s sixth leader.Bobbi English, Sesame Workshop TV executive, dies at 57
In her dream job, English managed Sesame Workshop’s relationships with public television for 19 years.Bob Culkeen named CEO of WTCI in Chattanooga
Culkeen replaces former CEO Paul Grove, who left the station to become president of WEDU in Tampa, Fla.Comings and goings: Longtime jazz host retires in St. Louis, WBEZ adds morning anchor …
Owsley spent 36 years with St. Louis Public Radio as the city’s leading voice in jazz radio.
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