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SRG hires head for classical project, Reynolds to retire in Louisville and other comings and ...
Earlier in her career Wende Persons was the first website manager for classical station WQXR.‘Sesame Street’ actor David Smyrl dies at 80
Smyrl played Hooper’s Store owner Mr. Handford.Veteran public TV staffer Charles Coates dies; worked as NOC supervisor
“Charles was passionate about PBS and was a leader among his peers,” PBS said.NPR hires WNYC’s Thomas Hjelm as chief digital officer
Hjelm comes from New York Public Radio, where he serves as executive vice president and chief digital officer.KPCC’s Campbell to join Audible, ‘Radio Reader’ Estell retires after 50 years, and more comings ...
Since 1964, Estell has read some 1,000 books aloud.Peggy Girshman, journalist and former NPR editor, dies at 61
Girshman also worked for PBS and developed a partnership between NPR and Kaiser Health News.James Taszarek, ‘godfather of public radio underwriting,’ dies at 73
Taszarek helped change how stations approach selling underwriting.Longtime public radio GM Ben Fry dies at 54
Fry had worked at KUAR and KLRE since 1988.Travel host Rick Steves describes a business model based on generosity
Steves has made a name for himself simply by sharing his enthusiasm for experiencing other cultures.APTS seats board leadership, Newshour reporter moves to Wisconsin Public Radio, and other comings and goings ...
Also, WFAE-FM in Charlotte, N.C., has appointed three new senior staffers.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.
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