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As 'Retro Report' prepares for PBS debut, stations step out of comfort zone to produce local stories
With grants from PBS and editorial support from series producers, eight stations are testing new approaches for connecting with local audiences.New pledge drive spots from Ira Glass pitch listeners on $1-a-month memberships
Glass hopes the low threshold for giving could get more listeners to become donors.Cokie Roberts, a 'founding mother' who helped define NPR's political coverage, dies at 75
“I don’t know how they’re going to find a church big enough to hold the mourners,” said Nina Totenberg, her friend and colleague.
Comings and goings: Stations elect NPR board members, Kroc fellows start at network
The board will seat Joe O’Connor, CEO of WFAE, and Mike Savage, GM of WEKU.Dalton Delan leaves WETA after 21 years with station
Delan is the second veteran WETA executive to move into a consulting role this year.New Hampshire Public Radio hires Jim Schachter as next leader
Schachter was previously VP for news at WNYC.
Sutton to lead audience and development division for Pittsburgh stations
The job change is part of a management restructuring that elevates Mike Sauter to GM of WYEP.Podcast sponsorship revenue continues to fuel NPR’s financial growth
Podcasts have been a “huge return on investment for us and a major growth engine for our business,” says NPR CFO Deborah Cowan.Comings and goings: PBS promotes Simensky, newsroom expands in Hawaii ...
Simensky is now Head of PBS Kids content, a new position.Bill Ballard, founder of Michigan's WDCQ-TV, dies at 90
Ballard helped launch the station, then WUCM, in 1964.Nevada Public Radio lays off staff, CEO resigns amid 'business challenges'
The station is facing “severe cash flow issues,” according to a statement from its board of directors.World Channel pursues role as early-stage co-producer of independent films
By providing more support to emerging filmmakers, EP Chris Hastings aims to bring more exposure to their documentaries and to World.NPR staffers of color call out news chief on comments on race coverage
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.Kyle Cunningham takes top job at Colorado's KRCC
Cunningham has held the position on an interim basis since January.NPR names government broadcasting exec John Lansing as CEO
Former NPR President Kevin Klose told Current the new hire will be "perfect for NPR."
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