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Longtime WNYC music host Oscar Brand dies at 96
Brand hosted the station’s “Folklife Festival” for more than 70 years, earning him a Guinness world record.PBS makes changes, Sarasohn leaves NPR after 24 years and more comings and goings in ...
PBS has reorganized its digital and marketing team, while also hiring and promoting executives in other departments.Mark Handley, former New Hampshire Public Radio president and NPR board chairman, dies at 74
Handley was president and CEO of NHPR for 15 years.Stanley Nelson urges academy to reach beyond comfort zone for new talent
Accepting an award for lifetime achievements, Nelson said that television has failed to tell “the full American story.”Even after retiring, MPR founder Bill Kling seeks to improve public radio
Kling retired in 2011 but still has plenty to say about his field.‘Fresh Air’ host Terry Gross awarded National Humanities Medal
A citation noted Gross’s “artful probing of the human experience.”NPR’s Wade Goodwyn on his best work and fighting for his voice
The reporter’s distinctive storytelling and Southern drawl win him praise from listeners and colleagues.‘Memory Palace’ creator joins Met, NPR Board welcomes Watson, and other comings and goings in ...
Nate DiMeo will produce 10 podcasts focused on objects in the museum’s American Wing.NPR commentator Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor dies at 79
NPR aired hundreds of commentaries by the food and culture writer.‘Tennessee Crossroads’ producer Ken Simington dies at 64
Beth Curley, NPT president, called Simington “the granddaddy of NPT’s production staff.”Veteran public TV executive Barry Baker dies at 67
“There was a generation, and Barry was among them, that really defined and built what we are today.”Code Switch’s Montgomery to lead WAMU newsroom, Perzel leaves Cincinnati, and more comings and goings ...
Alicia Montgomery will be editorial director at the Washington, D.C., station.John McLaughlin dies after 34 years at head of public TV political roundtable
A WTTW spokesperson said producers have not yet informed the station about plans for the program.Robinson to leave WFMT, INN elects new board chair, and more comings and goings in ...
Robinson has worked for WFMT for 16 years.NETA elects leadership, ‘Hamilton’ creator will be PBS host, and other comings and goings in ...
Ronnie Agnew, head of Mississippi Public Broadcasting, is NETA board chair.
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