System/Policy
Nevada Public Radio lays off staff, CEO resigns amid ‘business challenges’
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The station is facing “severe cash flow issues,” according to a statement from its board of directors.
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The station is facing “severe cash flow issues,” according to a statement from its board of directors.
Nancy Barnes’ remarks during the Public Radio Program Directors Association conference left staffers feeling “uncertain about the direction of this newsroom,” they wrote in a letter to Barnes.
Former NPR President Kevin Klose told Current the new hire will be “perfect for NPR.”
The station in Kansas City, Mo., was chosen in part to counter coastal biases in coverage.
The station’s executive director said receiving the festivals was “an incredible donation.”
Stations will lose their entire appropriation, which was $2.7 million in fiscal year 2019.
KCUR is raising $5 million for the service.
As she prepares to leave her job as CEO of Chicago Public Media, Sheikholeslami spoke with Current about her priorities for New York Public Radio and why she decided to stay in public media.
Less than a week after the news site’s employees voted to unionize, management dismissed Florangela Davila over “differences in strategic outlook.”
The deal runs through October unless the two sides agree to an extension.
The agreement allows the stations to “look to the future as more of a broad regional network rather than just individual stations in small rural communities,” said Texas Tech Public Media’s GM.
The national security correspondent will continue at the network in a different role until Jan. 6.
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network said that a resource kit for parents, developed by the autism organization Autism Speaks, furthers “stigma against autistic children and adults.”
The $57 million lawsuit claims NPR published defamatory statements about a Texas investor.
The ruling affirms a judge’s 2018 decision.
NPR will cut the position of longtime reporter David Welna as part of the restructuring.
The commission’s decision last week could threaten funding for Public, Educational and Government outlets, many of which provide unique coverage of their communities.
Employees successfully voted to certify the union that is being represented by NewsGuild.
The Richmond-based Community Idea Stations are adopting a new network-wide name.
The buyouts are “completely voluntary,” according to the organization’s CEO.