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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."Maxie Jackson resigns as Pacifica executive director
Pacifica's board has selected an interim executive director.Lloyd Wright: ‘In order to lead, you must serve’
"I give a lot of credit to those around me who have helped make WFYI and me successful," says Wright, who recently ...Comings and goings: NPR boosts Danzico to design VP, Buffalo station names new execs …
Danzico joined NPR as creative director in 2013.NPR promotes Chris Nelson to tech VP post
NPR's former VP of technology operations retired earlier this month.Current’s Sefton leaves for position at Mother Jones
Dru Sefton has been a senior editor at Current for nearly 11 years.
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