The CPB-funded Next Gen Public Media Accelerator jump-starts content development for 12 stations targeting the “Missing Middle.”

Arnie Seipel, who joined NPR in 2008, will be deputy Washington editor.

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.

“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."

Kelly McEvers will step back from her full-time role to launch a podcast production company.

The three-year grant program backs five stations as they build digital platforms, sponsor intergenerational music collaborations and rethink the definition of jazz.

Devall, an independent audio editor with extensive experience in podcasting, previously worked for the Center for Investigative Reporting, American Public Media and NPR.

Public broadcasters who have weathered hurricanes, floods and power outages cite growing risks of damage and disruption due to climate change.

Two public media stations and 13 independent projects received nearly $4.3 million supporting films, podcasts and archival preservation.

“We wish we could have got a lot more," said Local 1220 Business Manager John Rizzo. "This was the best deal we could attain with the company. And it's a fair deal."

The station announced Friday that it removed 45 articles from its websites that violated editorial standards.

Elizabeth Perch previously worked as CFO for a nonprofit in Austin, Texas.

In the 1930s, dramatized documentaries produced by the U.S. Office of Education went beyond factual content to foster a desire for civic engagement among listeners.