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PBS greenlights ‘Donkey Hodie,’ new children’s series from Fred Rogers Productions
The puppet show, debuting next year, features one of the characters from the original "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood."PBS Utah and KUER will share leader as James Morgese retires
KUER GM Maria O’Mara will become executive director of both PBS Utah and KUER.NPR winds down active posting to The Salt food blog
NPR has seen “little uptake in audience recognition of most of our blog brands,” according to its chief science editor.
Twin Cities PBS taps Sylvia Strobel as next CEO
Strobel, who worked for Twin Cities PBS in the ’90s, will become the station’s sixth leader.Bobbi English, Sesame Workshop TV executive, dies at 57
In her dream job, English managed Sesame Workshop’s relationships with public television for 19 years.Bob Culkeen named CEO of WTCI in Chattanooga
Culkeen replaces former CEO Paul Grove, who left the station to become president of WEDU in Tampa, Fla.
WGBH to open Worcester bureau
The bureau will open in the spring with a full-time reporter.Comings and goings: Longtime jazz host retires in St. Louis, WBEZ adds morning anchor …
Owsley spent 36 years with St. Louis Public Radio as the city’s leading voice in jazz radio.Missouri station plans to expand reach to area without NPR
KRCU's new signal is expected to be on the air later this year.WBEZ enters final stretch of $30M campaign to fund its journalism
The Chicago station looks to meet its goal by raising another $7 million this year.Comings and goings: Mary Pruess retires in Quad Cities, MPR’s Nancy Cassutt moves into management role at ‘Marketplace’ …
Pruess signs off as WQPT nears the goal of its $2.4 million capital campaign.Ellen Doherty promoted to chief creative officer at Fred Rogers Productions
Doherty oversees popular PBS Kids series while developing new projects.Ohio radio station provides 'oasis' for listeners recovering from addiction
Rock and Recovery, a nightly show and 24/7 stream, features interviews with medical professionals, stories of personal recovery, and music chosen to uplift and motivate listeners.PBS stations roll out localized live streams on YouTube TV
Cord-cutters in more than 75% of TV households can access PBS and station content through public TV’s first deal with a subscription streaming service.Tom Currá resigns as VIA Public Media CEO
Currá had worked for the organization since 2004.
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