System/Policy
Chicago Public Media announces buyouts
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CPM CEO Melissa Bell called the decision “proactive.”
CapRadio alleges theft in lawsuit against former GM Jun Reina
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The lawsuit against Reina and other unknown defendants seeks at least $900,000 in damages.
System/Policy
WHQR staffers announce intent to unionize
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The staffers at the public radio station said in a statement that they aim to create “a better, healthier and more transparent workplace.”
System/Policy
‘Lots of small factors’ compress GM salaries at university-owned stations
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Current’s latest analysis of executive compensation found that the median salary for GMs at university-licensed stations was the lowest among licensee types.
Obituaries
WDNA GM Maggie Pelleyá dies at 72
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“No other person has been such a consistent and determined force for protecting and growing this community radio station.”
System/Policy
Executive compensation in pubmedia: what station and organization leaders are earning
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Our study includes the annual earnings of leaders representing 87 public media stations and major organizations.
System/Policy
PRX cuts positions due to declining podcast sponsorship
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The layoffs affected “teams including marketing, station services, training, and technology and advertising operations.”
People
Comings and goings: NPR adds board members, WETA appoints chief HR officer …
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Margaret Low, a former executive for NPR, joined the network’s board.
Programs/Content
WNYC’s ‘NYC Now’ podcast offers three daily doses of local news
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“Our newsroom is creating all this work, and it didn’t make sense that we weren’t actually taking some of that work and putting it up in the podcast realm,” says Ave Carrillo, WNYC’s EP of local podcasts.
People
NPR CFO Deborah Cowan to leave network
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“I’ve decided to move on and end what has been an incredibly rewarding career with NPR,” Cowan said.
Obituaries
Ron Hull, public TV pioneer in Nebraska, dies at 92
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Hull first started working for Nebraska’s public television station in 1955 and was still serving as a senior advisor to Nebraska Public Media when he died.
People
Razia Iqbal to leave the BBC
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“After more than three decades, my career at the BBC is drawing to a close,” Iqbal said.