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Revelations about former employee prompt calls for new leadership at WAMU
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Staffers vented frustration with GM JJ Yore during a staff meeting Friday.
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Staffers vented frustration with GM JJ Yore during a staff meeting Friday.
“This shortfall represents a very real threat to the continued existence of WyomingPBS,” said GM Terry Dugas.
Six finalists are competing for the grant from the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition.
University stations have been shut out of applying for the relief loans.
PBS started broadcasting national programming through a commercial station in the region June 30.
The union, which formed last summer, is calling for accountability on management’s stated commitments to diversity and inclusion.
Rachel Sadon is stepping into the role of interim news director as the station seeks a permanent successor to Jeffrey Katz.
Five women of color have left WAMU since January 2019, an exodus that prompted a series of tweets on the subject last month by current staff.
Three full months into the COVID-19 pandemic, listening to NPR News stations remains only 80% of what it was a year ago. Full recovery of the lost listening is nowhere in sight despite a few changes in the margins.
Station staffers and managers are taking another look at the line between advocating for human rights and undermining impartial reporting.
In our latest webinar, two station leaders discussed their experiences as people of color in public radio and how their stations have responded to the killing of George Floyd.
The business consortium of 31 public broadcasters is adding an advocacy voice in Washington.
The station is anticipating a reduction in state funding.
The union and station management have been bargaining for about a year.
Amid the current racial turmoil, news organizations can break down walls between communities by telling truthful stories from many different voices.
In our latest webinar, two public radio leaders discussed their experiences as people of color in public radio and how their stations are addressing diversity and inclusion.
The network reduced its staff headcount by about 6%.
The outpouring on social media came after a Black producer said his job was in jeopardy.
The job cuts allow VPM to “right-size” in response to the financial impacts of the pandemic.
“The overwhelming response showed me that people don’t just want to be entertained and chat with their friends — they want to learn and grow. They want to engage and make a difference.”