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‘I AM LAKSHMI SINGH’: How an NPR newscaster became a hat and meme
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A WNYC producer hopes for the union of Lakshmi Singh and the hat she inspired.
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A WNYC producer hopes for the union of Lakshmi Singh and the hat she inspired.
Rogers is retiring April 30, and COO Andrew Russell will take over the top position.
“Kent is considered the father of TV translators” for both commercial and noncom stations, said a colleague.
“The Hat Lady,” as Rogers was known, began her career in public media in 1998 at KUHF-FM, now part of Houston Public Media, as an underwriting account executive.
Patner was a longtime critic-at-large for WFMT in Chicago and host of the station’s show Critical Thinking.
An in-depth talk with NPR’s president about program strategy, his Spark initiative, NPR’s digital future and more.
Nycklemoe succeeds Alice Recore, who became president in 2003 and retired Dec. 31.
A group of female leaders has formed a committee to address issues of gender inequality in the executive ranks of public television and radio.
The Association of Public Television Stations has restructured its staff to align with recently adopted strategic goals, including efforts to promote best practices, increase state and federal funding and support advocacy for the system at large. Two key staffers are stepping up to manage the expanding workload. Kate Riley, director of government relations, has been promoted to v.p., government and public affairs; she will focus on advocacy and state and federal funding. Emil Mara, v.p. for finance and administration, will direct member services. The reorganization follows through on a strategic plan adopted by the APTS board of trustees in November, according to Pat Butler, president.
A friendly Super Bowl wager between the top executives of public television stations in Boston and Seattle will yield one a booty of seafood or shellfish after Sunday’s game.
“Mullally’s early vision for a symbiotic relationship between NPR and its member stations remains a pivotal turning point for the nonprofit media organization,” NPR said in a statement.
Charren founded Action for Children’s Television (ACT) in 1968 to fight commercialism in children’s television programming.
Last Days in Vietnam scored PBS’s American Experience its ninth Academy Award nomination. Rory Kennedy produced and directed the film for AmEx, a documentary series that has run since 1995. CPB provided support for the film. Last Days in Vietnam was nominated in the Best Documentary category, marking Kennedy’s first nomination. “When we conceived of this film three years ago, we knew it was a powerful story of individual acts of courage set against a background of chaos,” said American Experience Executive Producer Mark Samels on the show’s blog.
Barzilay replaces Michael Jones, c.o.o. since 2009, who stepped aside into an executive advisory role in September 2014.
A new fellowship program from the Association of Independents in Radio pairs a dozen content creators with coaches in an incubator-style approach to training. The program, an extension of AIR’s long-running mentorship program, aims to boost the participants’ entrepreneurial skills, said Sue Schardt, executive director of AIR. “What we were looking for is people who have very clear goals for what they’re trying to achieve,” she said. “These are people with their chops in place and [who] are ready to launch in a new direction in their career or take on a new venture.”
AIR received about 36 applications and selected 12 from those. The certified professional coaches are Tom Livingston, Jackie Bsharah, Richard Gibson and Mark Sachs.
Steen is credited with the decision in 1990 to add news to KPBS-FM’s format.
The $5,000 prize is awarded to a young public radio journalist each year.
During the three-year appointment, Jensen will serve as NPR’s public representative and write about journalism and journalistic ethics.
Susie Gharib joined NBR in 1998, when the weeknightly business show was produced by WPBT in Miami.