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WCTE fills major posts, Herrington moves to ideastream, and more comings and goings in pubmedia
WCTE-Upper Cumberland PBS in Cookeville, Tenn., has appointed three new top executives. Avery Owens is director of advancement, responsible for managing all ...Larry Monroe, longtime KUT DJ, dies at 71
Larry Monroe, a longtime DJ with Austin’s KUT-FM, died Jan. 17 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 71.Kerger “fully committed” to continuing as PBS president
The recent departures of six PBS execs have prompted leaders at public television stations to speculate about the future of PBS President ...KPCC bolsters newsroom, Babes of NPR blogger joins pubradio, and more comings and goings in ...
Southern California Public Radio/KPCC in Los Angeles has bulked up its news department in recent months, adding eight staffers to its team ...Love of cheese leads to new career for former pubradio exec
Chris Kohtz is no longer in a position to tell you about portfolios of programs available for airing on public radio stations. ...George Goodman, host of Adam Smith’s Money World, dies at 83
Under the pseudonym of the 18th-century free market economist, Goodman used his half-hour program to dissect tricky financial topics for viewers.Richard Ager, public affairs reporter/producer, dies at 60
Ager was a public TV reporter and producer for more than two decades, for New Hampshire Public Television and Wyoming PBS.NPR newscasters sign off for final time after taking buyouts
It was a bittersweet broadcast of NPR’s Morning Edition Dec. 20 as the show and network said goodbye to five staffers who opted to take an ...Richard Heffner, WNET pioneer and TV host, dies at 88
Richard Heffner, the founding g.m. of New York’s WNET/Thirteen network and longtime host of public affairs program The Open Mind, died in ...PBS programming vet Wilson, education s.v.p. Lippincott exiting in January
Two more senior v.p.s are leaving PBS: John Wilson, a PBS programmer for nearly 20 years, and Rob Lippincott, who has led the network’s ...Indie producer Michael Kirk receives honorary degree from his alma mater
Kirk, a key contributor to PBS’s Frontline since its inception, was cited for his body of work in producing more than 200 investigative documentaries. ...PBS hires former DNC adviser as new v.p. of station services
Juan Sepúlveda, former senior adviser for Hispanic affairs for the Democratic National Committee, joins PBS Jan. 6 as senior vice president of ...CIR, POV, This American Life among 2014’s duPont-Columbia winners
The awards ceremony honoring excellence in broadcast and digital journalism will take place Jan. 21.WFMT appoints new PD, Third Coast hires managing director, and more comings and goings in ...
Sarah Geis, Third Coast's new managing editor, "listens avidly to audio stories of all stripes, and she’s dedicated to supporting producers while ...PBS selects Vecchi to replace McCoskey as chief network engineer
PBS has named Mario Vecchi chief technology officer, calling the former AOL executive “a world-class technologist.” Starting Jan. 27, Vecchi will oversee distribution ...
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