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Comings and goings: PBS promotes Simensky, newsroom expands in Hawaii …
Simensky is now Head of PBS Kids content, a new position.Bill Ballard, founder of Michigan’s WDCQ-TV, dies at 90
Ballard helped launch the station, then WUCM, in 1964.Kyle Cunningham takes top job at Colorado’s KRCC
Cunningham has held the position on an interim basis since January.Comings and goings: The Current names first managing director, NPR’s Schmitz heads to Berlin …
David Safar previously worked as head of music, artist and label relations for the Minnesota Public Radio station.Playing with sound at work and on the side: Electronic tracks from our pubmedia playlist
These tunes have a glitchy vibe that only professional sound nerds could come up with.Fundraising leader and consultant Barbara Appleby dies at 57
Colleagues credit Appleby with promoting sustaining memberships and boosting many stations' listener support.Dream a little dream with music from pubmedia tunesmiths
We take a deeper dive into our "Public Media Rocks" playlist and highlight some whimsical and ethereal songs by public media's musical ...Comings and goings: NPR adds to news desks, NJ Spotlight co-founder departs …
Among other new staffers, NPR named Krishnadev Calamur deputy Washington editor.NYPR names Goli Sheikholeslami as CEO
Sheikholeslami is leaving Chicago Public Media after five years with the station.Comings and goings: Gerdeman leaves PBS, WGBH awards fellowships …
Gerdeman is starting a consulting service after more than five years at PBS.Kentucky Educational Television founder O. Leonard Press dies at 97
KET's longtime leader “made it clear what business we were in — helping people. We were there to help the people no ...Comings and goings: Denny exits in Wisconsin, ‘NewsHour’ staffs Ariz. bureau …
Garry Denny has worked for Wisconsin Public Television for 33 years.PBS’ Marie Nelson takes SVP position with ABC News
After nearly five years as PBS' VP of news and public affairs, Nelson will work on strategies to attract multicultural audiences to ...Comings and goings: Mendenhall signs off in Austin, ‘Frontline’ expands team …
Mendenhall has worked in radio for more than 40 years, 18 of them at KUT/KUTX.Noel King, Ailsa Chang step up to full-time hosting duties on NPR newsmags
The hosts had been splitting their time between the news shows and NPR's "Planet Money."
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