The first-ever Public Radio Music Summit gave station leaders a rare chance to discuss common concerns.

The outgoing president of Connecticut Public looks back on his career at the station: “I had a terrific board of directors, and we kept reinventing ourselves.”

Apsell has led "Nova" for 33 years.

“PBS Kids programs are designed to reflect the diversity of communities across the nation,” a PBS spokesperson said.

“We wanted to bring 'Sesame Street' to every street,” said Bobbi English, VP of North American television at Sesame Workshop.

While many local journalism analyses — and hand-wringing — have focused on the decimation of local newspapers and the frantic pace of consolidation of local TV stations, nonprofit news has been growing and flourishing.

Mark Prasuhn takes on the job June 3.

During a panel at the annual Non-Commvention in Philadelphia, programmers discussed their handling of artists such as Ryan Adams, Michael Jackson and Richard Wagner.

Jamie Annunzio Myers is the new COO of the organization formed by the merger of PBS SoCal and KCETLink Media Group.

With more than 18.5 million subscribers to its YouTube channels, the creative unit aims to share its expertise with more stations.

Members ages 58 and younger want access to more on-demand programming, and they're willing to pay more for it.

"It took me a while to figure out that the real job is to find resources for talented staff and innovative ideas — and to fight to protect independent journalism," says Rocco, who retires from North Country Public Radio next month.