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Comings and goings: Rebecca Carroll promoted at WNYC, UNC-TV hires CCO …
Carroll joined the station in 2015.To change with the times, WGBH drops its ‘W’ and pivots to purple
The new branding, which includes a color and font change, will be updated over the course of a year.Tom Axtell to retire as GM of Vegas PBS
Axtell has worked in public broadcasting for 48 years.
The host says 'Thank you.' You say ...
Is it hubris for a reporter to end a two-way with "You're welcome"?GPB places ‘On Second Thought’ on hiatus until 2021
After reducing the radio show’s broadcast footprint earlier this year, GPB is ending weekly production until its funding outlook improves.Comings and goings: PMJA names Johnathan Reaves president, Joan Lunden tapped to host ‘Second Opinion’ …
Reaves replaces Shula Neuman, who resigned earlier this month.
After hiring diverse talent, pubmedia's challenge is 'what happens after that'
“It's really, really incumbent upon leaders of newsrooms right now to understand that there is a mandate for change," KQED's Vinnee Tong said.Cleveland stations reduce workforce, management salaries in response to revenue losses
CEO Kevin Martin said the budget cuts protect essential news services and keep ideastream aligned with its long-term strategic plan.Public TV seeks exemption from FCC translator requirement
The new requirement is “regulatory make-work” that “does not serve any necessary or legitimate purpose,” PBS and America's Public Television Stations argued.With classes resuming, stations build on spring efforts for 'phase two' of remote learning initiatives
“We have had some time to reflect, to listen and to refine so that we can be right there, hand in hand with our education partners and our families,” said Robin Mencher, executive director of education at KQED.Chicago Public Media staffers push for more transparency in CEO hiring
The CPM board declined to answer specific questions from staff about the CEO hiring process.Pizza is served, plants are flourishing — but a pumpkin isn't doing so well
Social media is showing the good, the bad and the ugly of our underused offices.With a focus on civil rights, Yamiche Alcindor rises to the top as a White House correspondent
Alcindor is the first public media reporter and first Black woman to win the White House Correspondents’ Association Aldo Beckman Award, presented annually to a journalist who demonstrates “overall excellence.”After long wait, PBS stations can extend Passport and online video to Canadian viewers
Some border stations have been losing Canadian members due to the lack of streaming access.Comings and goings: Shula Neuman resigns as PMJA president, Tonya Harley named PBS VP …
Neuman's departure will allow her "to focus on issues within St. Louis Public Radio."
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