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Comings and goings: NPR adds evening and overnight staff, KET promotes employees …
NPR hired Fernando Alfonso III, Kevin Drew and Ayana Archie for its evening and overnight Newshub.Public radio's 'On Being' will move to seasonal podcast
"I watched the 'Car Talk' guys actually die and still be on the radio … and I said to myself, ‘At some point, this is going to end, or it's going to morph into a new form," said host Krista Tippett.Inaugural PBS diversity report highlights BIPOC contributions to programming
The network said that in fiscal year 2021, 51% of its nationally programmed prime-time schedule “included diverse on-screen talent; was produced, written or directed by diverse makers; and/or explored diversity-related topics.”
The power of partnerships, promotion and pledge to drive revenue
The way we make connections that lead to support is just as important as the way we connect through great content.Grants to Colorado radio stations will aid community engagement, elevate Indigenous voices
The Colorado Media Project grants will support initiatives at Rocky Mountain Community Radio, KSJD and KSUT.Luis Patiño named CEO for Austin PBS
Patiño succeeds Bill Stotesbery, who retired.
WTTW technicians strike amid concerns over threats to job duties
A WTTW spokesperson said the station is ready to return to negotiations and has not received a request to do so.WNET Group acquires podcast about antisemitic broadcaster Father Charles Coughlin
“I thought it was incredible the way the story was told and how things we’re seeing today are encapsulated in this man’s story,” says Judy Greenspan, director of multiplatform initiatives for the New York–based producing station.WVIK to separate news and classical formats
The audience for midday classical music has been declining for the past five years, according to GM Jay Pearce.How PBS Kansas regained its footing in Wichita
Under CEO Victor Hogstrom, the public TV station has doubled its revenue, ramped up local productions and financed the purchase and renovation of a new headquarters.GBH establishes Kids Catalyst Fund supporting educational media for children
The fund, which will seek donations in perpetuity, will also back community-based initiatives and research aimed at providing equitable and inclusive access to curriculum-based content.Urban Alternative station prepares to release audio NFTs in collaboration with emerging artists
Rocky Mountain Public Media's The Drop is experimenting with direct licensing for independent musicians by creating an NFT playlist.Comings and goings: Kimberly Adams named co-host for Marketplace’s ‘Make Me Smart,’ Lemonada Media hires public radio veterans …
Adams succeeds Molly Wood, who left "Marketplace" last year.Connie Goldman, former MPR reporter and ‘ATC’ host, dies at 91
“When I think of Connie, I think of somebody who was buoyant, bubbly and excited even if people were depressed and concerned or worried about whether NPR would exist,” said Jonathan “Smokey” Baer, who worked with Goldman as a production assistant on "All Things Considered."Documentary ‘ode’ to Steve Post's many talents leaves out key verses
“Playing in the FM Band: The Steve Post Story,” a feature-length documentary about a pioneer of freeform radio, zooms in on some odd stuff.
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