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Former KCET president Bill Kobin dies at 91
During a storied career, Kobin helped launch seminal programs for NET and led KCET to "comeback story" status.Comings and goings: Lynne Clendenin will retire from OPB, New York Public Radio hires sponsorship SVP …
Clendenin has held several roles at OPB's stations.KOPN selects Miquel Calçada as new leader
Calçada worked in public broadcasting in Spain before moving to the U.S.
Public media owners agree to sell Pocket Casts podcast platform
The plan to sell Pocket Casts is in "early stages of development," according to an NPR spokesperson.PBS distances itself from former staff attorney ensnared in Project Veritas sting
A video of the former employee includes “hateful rhetoric” that violates PBS’ values, the network said.Public radio stations call on New York Times to take responsibility for ‘lapses in judgment’
Station leaders and the Public Radio Program Directors Association are questioning the Times' damage control related to its podcast "Caliphate."
Southern California Public Radio receives $500,000 CPB grant for podcast studio
The grant will help SCPR's LAist Studios serve younger and more diverse audiences.Comings and goings: Olivia Wong joins APT, Whitney Maddox named DEI manager for NPR …
Wong recently worked as communications lead for WETA in Washington, D.C.Robert Siegel tests positive for COVID-19
The former "All Things Considered" host said he has a "pretty mild" case.As mob breached Capitol, Lisa Desjardins ‘took a moment to really calm myself’ during long day of coverage
The “NewsHour” correspondent crouched behind a barrier and continued reporting as police confronted rioters near the balcony of the House chamber.Why parents are celebrating the departure of PBS' 'Caillou'
"Pretty much everything on PBS is better than 'Caillou.'"NPR appoints Leora Hanser as development chief
"Her twenty-year career has been driven by a passion for public service, in pursuit of equity and equality for all," said CEO John Lansing.Comings and goings: Richard Bland named VP at WETA, Hawaii Public Radio shuffles newsroom …
Bland most recently worked as COO for the Washington National Cathedral.10 things public media should forget and consider in 2021
Will public media emerge stronger from the pandemic? It's too early to answer that question, but this is a perfect moment for self-examination.Chuck Holmes leaves WBHM to lead humanities organization
“I depart knowing that WBHM is in eminently skilled hands,” Holmes told staff.
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