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'Pulse of the Planet' to end in June
The short-form radio program has aired for more than 30 years.Comings and goings: NPR promotes three executives, Nine PBS hires VP …
NPR named Chris Nelson SVP of technology operations and boosted Laura Soto-Barra and Keith Jenkins to VP roles.Listeners find meaning, not just escape, in classical music
A music director argues that while classical music can soothe, it's more than just "aural wallpaper" to its fans.
Deanna Mackey named KPBS GM
Mackey most recently worked as president and executive director for the Public Television Major Market Group and is also co-founder of Public Media Women in Leadership.Houston Public Media suspends Chevron partnership after backlash over sponsored content
HPM was preparing to release a 10-part series on how energy companies like Chevron are “working towards a lower carbon future.”Radio engineers' conference returns in conjunction with spring NAB Show
The hybrid conference aims to draw new staffers to public radio with scholarships for more than a dozen engineers.
Audience initiative led by Sesame Workshop’s Cooney Center backs station projects co-created with Gen Z
The CPB-funded Next Gen Public Media Accelerator jump-starts content development for 12 stations targeting the “Missing Middle.”Comings and goings: NPR makes changes to its Washington Desk, INN appoints COO …
Arnie Seipel, who joined NPR in 2008, will be deputy Washington editor.How regional centers, NSF funds are helping to diversify PBS Digital Studios content
Under Maribel Lopez, who became head of PBSDS in December, the unit is branching out nationwide and developing STEM content aimed at women and people of color.Journalists behind Ag & Water Desk aim to reframe coverage of climate-change impact along Mississippi River Basin
“One thing that ... is really important is not to frame the work we're doing as farmers versus environmentalists," says Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles. "I never want to see that headline or that framing on the story. because I don't think that's accurate and it's not helpful, either."Comings and goings: NPR unveils host changes for ‘Embedded’ podcast and appoints brand director …
Kelly McEvers will step back from her full-time role to launch a podcast production company.Jazz Media Lab stations test strategies for cultivating younger audiences
The three-year grant program backs five stations as they build digital platforms, sponsor intergenerational music collaborations and rethink the definition of jazz.KRVS hires Cheryl Devall as GM
Devall, an independent audio editor with extensive experience in podcasting, previously worked for the Center for Investigative Reporting, American Public Media and NPR.Station leaders from coastal regions call for increased investments in shoring up broadcast infrastructure
Public broadcasters who have weathered hurricanes, floods and power outages cite growing risks of damage and disruption due to climate change.NEH backs public media projects, independent productions in the humanities
Two public media stations and 13 independent projects received nearly $4.3 million supporting films, podcasts and archival preservation.
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