People
Send your announcements about hirings, departures, fellowships and new adventures to people@current.org.
Craig Windham, NPR newscaster, dies at 66
Windham died unexpectedly Sunday from a pulmonary embolism.APTS awards include new Pillar of Public Service honor
The winner of the inaugural Pillar of Public Service Award is Wisconsin Public TV’s Malcolm Brett.Roy Alan Hammond, ‘Visions’ executive producer and aerial director, dies at 69
Hammond was v.p. of national production at WLIW-TV in New York City until leaving in 2010.Daniel Brent Williams, longtime WUFT fundraiser, dies at 64
Williams worked for the Florida station for 34 years.Diane Rehm on the ‘sense of profound loss’ over leaving her show
In an excerpt from her new book On My Own, the host considers her life after radio.Dobson heads NPR’s International Desk, KUED hires content director and other comings and goings in ...
Most recently Will Dobson served as Washington bureau chief for Slate.Longtime Wichita programmer David Brewer dies at 71
Brewer took a leave of absence in September to battle cancer.Rivero heads museum, Kelly returns to NPR and other comings and goings in public media
Marita Rivero left WGBH in June 2013 after nearly 30 years.Why BJ Leiderman is ‘the luckiest damn composer on the entire planet’
The ups and downs of being a struggling songsmith, as well as “the luckiest damn composer on the entire planet.”Paul Ray, KUTX music show host, dies at 73
"There’s no doubt that Paul left an indelible mark on the Texas music scene."Lloyd Kaiser, an ‘early visionary’ in public TV, dies at 88
Kaiser had “an expansive view of the quality that could be achieved by a fledgling organization with a passion to serve,” said ...Deborah Davis, longtime WYPR marketer, dies at 61
She "put her heart and soul" into the station.Conrad White dies at 80; worked on ‘French Chef’ and other WGBH shows
White spent 15 years at the Boston public broadcaster during the 1960s and ’70s.Fans and friends rally to help radio artist Joe Frank
Frank has previously suffered from poor health and faces rising medical bills.NPR appoints new programming VP
Anya Grundmann takes over after filling in on an interim basis since May.
Current is an editorially independent, nonprofit service of the American University School of Communication. We're funded by your subscriptions, your donations, advertising, and a generous grant from the Wyncote Foundation.