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As a DACA recipient, public radio reporter Esmy Jimenez faces an unknown deadline
If the program ends, Jimenez will have to return to Mexico, a country she left at the age of two months in ...Mourners pay final tributes to Jacquie Jones, ‘warrior for justice’
"She wanted to be able to be Jacquie Jones, to the end," one speaker said. "And she was.”Shumaker leaves South Carolina station, Skoler resigns in Louisville and other comings and goings
Also, PBS39 in Bethlehem, Pa., has hired two new executives as part of a management restructure.Jacquie Jones, former executive director of Black Public Media, dies at 52
Friends and colleagues remember Jones as an advocate for living up to public media's ideals for reaching underserved audiences.WNYC’s Dean Cappello moved into advisory role
As chief content officer Cappello oversaw both WNYC News and WNYC Studios. Now the divisions are to be managed separately.Mariam Stepanian, Valley Public Radio GM, dies at 64
Stepanian was an “unparalleled leader who empowered Valley Public Radio staff, board and members to unequaled successes.”Former NPR diversity leader Walterene Swanston-NuevaEspana dies at 74
“From the minute I set foot in the door at NPR, Walt was a source of friendship and wise counsel,” said NPR ...Fans of Joe Frank remember the storyteller’s dark sonic magic
The radio artist, who died Monday at 79, influenced many audio producers by expanding the medium's potential as an art form.Radio artist Joe Frank dies at 79
Frank produced more than 200 programs for NPR and KCRW.Alan Montecillo: ‘I want people to know that we give a damn about them’
The idea of publicly funded newsrooms rooted in local communities had never occurred to Montecillo until he volunteered at a public media ...Smith leaving NPR for WBEZ, Garfield treads the boards and other comings and goings
Israel Smith has been "tenacious, inventive and enterprising" during his five-year tenure, said NPR VP Anya Grundmann.Former CPB Board chair Alan Sagner dies at 97
Sagner, a New York businessman, was nominated to the board in 1994 by President Clinton.Kevin McElvaney: ‘Public media is public service’
A career change taught this social media manager that "art can help us make sense of the world and even lead better ...GPB host Celeste Headlee steps down
Headlee plans to focus on her work as an author and public speaker.Measured words, sharp instincts propelled Robert Siegel’s NPR career
After co-hosting "All Things Considered" for 30 years, the veteran broadcaster prepares to sign off.
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