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Engineer Abernathy retires after half a century, Sarabia leaves WBEZ and other comings and goings
Russ Abernathy served 12 years on the PBS Engineering Committee during the transition from analog to digital broadcasting.Mississippi GM, a noted jazz programmer, dies at 49
Gina Carter-Simmers worked to raise awareness of cancer as she battled the disease.KUOW sets afternoon team, Wisconsin Public Media hires new director and other comings and goings
The Seattle station is also finalizing its new morning drive-time news team.Former ‘Chicago Tonight’ host and reporter Elizabeth Brackett dies after accident at age 76
Brackett was also a five-time world champion triathlete and was training for a triathlon when she was injured.Former NPR president Douglas Bennet dies at 79
Bennet helped bring financial stability to NPR during his 10-year tenure.Pavelko sets retirement from WITF, WGBH hires new COO and more comings and goings
Kathleen Pavelko has worked in public broadcasting since 1979.Anthony Bourdain’s curiosity, love of food also touched pubmedia
The renowned chef, host and writer, who died Friday, produced a PBS series and featured an NPR reporter on his show Parts Unknown.Former NPR reporter John McChesney dies at 78
He was the first reporter at NPR to cover the digital technology beat.Bill Davis to step down from SCPR after 19 years
Davis will continue to lead Southern California Public Radio until December 2019 or a replacement is named.Franklin to retire in Connecticut, WAMU adds DCist hires, and more comings and goings
Connecticut Public Board Chair Tom Barnes said Franklin “has played a transformational role in growing and securing the future of this organization.”Koester joins PRX as COO, O’Leary exits ‘Marketplace’ and other comings and goings
Shona Koester spent the past six years at American Public Media, departing as VP of distribution and content partnerships.Pagliarini sets retirement, San Francisco’s KALW hires GM and other comings and goings
Jim Pagliarini began his public broadcasting career in 1983 by helping to launch KNPB in Reno, Nev.WTTW gets new president, WNET promotes national programmer and other comings and goings
The new WTTW president was most recently SVP of global brands for Hyatt Hotels.New documentary about Fred Rogers probes ‘the profundity of his vision’
Director Morgan Neville got approval for his film from Rogers' estate by promising to focus on "the things he stood for."Public Affairs Television co-founder Joan Konner dies at 87
Konner was a “model executive producer” with “high journalistic standards, sharp intellect, and the eye for a good story, well-told.”
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