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APT hires Halford from PBS, NPR Board elects members and other comings and goings
Shawn Halford spent 21 years as senior director of programming and scheduling of PBS’ National Program Service.Susan Howarth dies at 66; legacy includes landmark Supreme Court case
“Susan Howarth epitomized the very best of public broadcasting,” said PBS President Paula Kerger.Colleen Wilson leaves KQED after 18 years, NPR fills new news post and other comings ...
Twin Cities PBS in St. Paul, Minn., has hired Wilson as its first VP of digital publishing.David Mitchell, veteran voice of ‘Piano Jazz,’ dies at 72
Colleagues recalled him as a “meticulous mastering engineer” with a “mellifluous announcing voice.”Woodruff chairs Archive council, Barone marks half-century at MPR and other comings and goings
And former PBS and CPB executive Jennifer Lawson is the new vice chair of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting council.Schardt leaves AIR, WNET selects ‘Amanpour’ team and other comings and goings
Luis Perez, vice chair of the AIR Board, will oversee operations until a successor is hired.NPR boosts Littleton to comms VP, KLRU appoints COO, and more comings and goings
Emily Littleton has worked in communications at NPR for more than 20 years.PBS fills new post of arts adviser, Pittsburgh exec leads national Emmy academy, and other ...
PBS has hired Jane Chu, former head of the National Endowment for the Arts.Morgenthau dies at 101; producer recalled as ‘beloved mentor’ at WGBH
Henry Morgenthau III joined WGBH in 1957, just two years after it went on the air.NPR’s Audie Cornish to host BuzzFeed show, NETA hires first education VP, and other comings ...
"Profile by BuzzFeed News" will post Sundays in a new section of Facebook Watch devoted to shows produced by news publishers.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.
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