Quick Takes
KCET is “past PBS” and “gonna do just fine,” station head Al Jerome says
“We’re past PBS,” KCET President Al Jerome tells the Los Angeles Times in a story posted Monday (July 4). “We’re doing our own thing now. ...Mary Jane Wilson dies; former program director at WKAR-TV
Mary Jane Wilson, 67, former program director at WKAR-TV in East Lansing, Mich., died June 26. She served as director from 1989 ...WKAR gets new home at Michigan State; g.m. DeAnne Hamilton to leave station
WKAR, public TV and radio, has switched overseers at Michigan State University in East Lansing, as of Friday (July 1). It’s now ...Farewell, New Jersey Network
The New Jersey Network signed off for one last time at midnight Friday (July 1), several years after the state announced it ...WDUQ unsure of future of Radio Information Service for listeners who are blind
The future of the 35-year-old Radio Information Service, a volunteer reading program for listeners who are blind or visually impaired, remains uncertain ...In South Carolina, GOP lawmakers stand up for ETV
Lawmakers rebuked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for vetoing $5.9 million in state funding for ETV, the statewide network of public ...Wildfires down KSFR’s tower, but its news crews keep on reporting
The news staff at KSFR in Santa Fe, N.M., continues reporting on the wildfires that knocked out the station’s tower last week. ...KMBH in Harlingen, Texas, gets third c.e.o. in two years
Robert Gutierrez is the new president and c.e.o. of KMBH in Harlingen, Texas. The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, which owns RGV Educational ...WGCU to reduce local programs in wake of Florida budget cut
WGCU, one of the Florida stations coping with total loss of state funding, will leave a radio staff position empty and cut ...WMFE exec departs for development position at Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camp
Catherine McManus, senior vice president and chief philanthropy officer at WMFE in Orlando, Fla., is leaving the station on July 8. She’s ...WTTW promotes Cameron to chief operating officer
WTTW in Chicago has a new chief operating officer, Greg Cameron, formerly its e.v.p. and chief development officer. He will continue to ...Montclair still wants to provide New Jersey news, its president says
Montclair University may have lost its bid to take over management of the New Jersey Network, but it’s still moving ahead with ...Ralph Jennings, radio man with a vision for WFUV
“You can sit around talking about stuff,” says Ralph Jennings, retiring g.m. of Fordham University’s WFUV-FM, “or you can just get it ...FCC wants more details on KUSF transaction
The FCC is taking a close look at third-party funding relationships at KUSF in San Francisco, the college radio station that KUSC ...Colorado Public Radio unveils new format for its Denver AM
Colorado Public Radio is launching a new music station on 1340 AM in the Denver metro area and online beginning this fall. ...
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