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Fred Child to leave ‘Performance Today’ next year
The longtime host will leave the program in October 2025.Sarah Gilbert named WAMC/Northeast Public Radio CEO
Gilbert will begin in the role next month.Pat Callahan, development exec with ‘peerless fundraising acumen,’ dies at 81
Callahan, who directed membership fundraising at five PBS stations and helped lead adoption of development software tools, retired from AZPM in 2023.
Former WAMU/DCist staffers raise money for new newsroom
The 51st is planned to begin as a newsletter, with the goal of starting publication in the fall.Audience losses are compounding for public radio news stations. Now what?
Programmers are pessimistic that cume ratings can rebound to their pre-pandemic highs, but that doesn’t stop them from trying.How NPR's Ayesha Rascoe is changing the sound of public radio
Rascoe has brought a fresh, relatable perspective to her role as the host of "Weekend Edition Sunday," and listeners are responding.
AIR launches survey to assess freelance audio professionals’ rates
Submissions by Aug. 7 will be used for a 2024 update to AIR's rate guides.WNET writers union says management is union busting amid contract negotiations
The bargaining unit is objecting to a proposal to assign unionized employees’ duties to nonunionized staffers.Comings and goings: Joe Harrell to lead digital unit at WNET, NPR hires journalists for religion beat …
Joe Harrell, who joined WNET in 2011, was named managing editor of integrated initiatives and digital studios.Meredith Artley to lead Hawaiʻi Public Radio
José Fajardo will step down as president and GM July 31.How PBS Utah is using AI to customize audience experiences
"Analyzing past performance is important, but recent advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning have opened the floodgates of what is possible with the data available."Pam Johnston named CEO of merged Rhode Island pubcaster
Johnston most recently worked as GM for the news division at GBH in Boston.Colorado’s Denverite takes on loneliness epidemic with new classified ads
Colorado Public Radio’s new way to foster friendships in Denver mixes new and old media.June CDP Index: Overall revenue declines as high-dollar giving cools
New donor challenges are having obvious impacts on both overall sustainers and even high-dollar gifts for radio.Univision Los Angeles exec Alejandra Santamaria to lead LAist, Southern California Public Radio
Santamaria takes the helm this month at SCPR, which operates LAist, and replaces CEO Herb Scannell, whose retirement was announced in September.
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