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Public media owners agree to sell Pocket Casts podcast platform

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | January 13, 2021

The plan to sell Pocket Casts is in “early stages of development,” according to an NPR spokesperson.

PBS distances itself from former staff attorney ensnared in Project Veritas sting

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | January 12, 2021

A video of the former employee includes “hateful rhetoric” that violates PBS’ values, the network said.

People on the Move

  • KOPN selects Miquel Calçada as new leader

    Calçada worked in public broadcasting in Spain before moving to the U.S.

  • Comings and goings: Olivia Wong joins APT, Whitney Maddox named DEI manager for NPR …

    Wong recently worked as communications lead for WETA in Washington, D.C.

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Public radio stations call on New York Times to take responsibility for ‘lapses in judgment’

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | January 12, 2021

Station leaders and the Public Radio Program Directors Association are questioning the Times’ damage control related to its podcast “Caliphate.”

Podcasts

Southern California Public Radio receives $500,000 CPB grant for podcast studio

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | January 12, 2021

The grant will help SCPR’s LAist Studios serve younger and more diverse audiences.

People

Robert Siegel tests positive for COVID-19

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | January 11, 2021

The former “All Things Considered” host said he has a “pretty mild” case.

Programs/Content

As mob breached Capitol, Lisa Desjardins ‘took a moment to really calm myself’ during long day of coverage

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | January 7, 2021

The “NewsHour” correspondent crouched behind a barrier and continued reporting as police confronted rioters near the balcony of the House chamber.

Programs/Content

Why parents are celebrating the departure of PBS’ ‘Caillou’

By Gabe Rosenberg, Freelance Contributor | January 7, 2021

“Pretty much everything on PBS is better than ‘Caillou.'”

People

NPR appoints Leora Hanser as development chief

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | January 6, 2021

“Her twenty-year career has been driven by a passion for public service, in pursuit of equity and equality for all,” said CEO John Lansing.

People

Comings and goings: Richard Bland named VP at WETA, Hawaii Public Radio shuffles newsroom …

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | January 5, 2021

Bland most recently worked as COO for the Washington National Cathedral.

System/Policy

10 things public media should forget and consider in 2021

By Andrew Ramsammy, Director of Digital Content (Global Sport Matters) | January 5, 2021

Will public media emerge stronger from the pandemic? It’s too early to answer that question, but this is a perfect moment for self-examination.

People

Chuck Holmes leaves WBHM to lead humanities organization

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | January 4, 2021

“I depart knowing that WBHM is in eminently skilled hands,” Holmes told staff.

People

New book memorializes work of NPR photographer David Gilkey

By L. Wayne Hicks, Freelance Contributor | January 4, 2021

The photojournalist’s “unique talent” was capturing images of humanity amid deadly conflicts.

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