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PBS North Carolina CEO Lindsay Bierman leaving station
Bierman will become executive director and CEO of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial
Seattle's KUOW often hears from listeners who say that their car radio is always set to 94.9. But now some drivers don’t have a choice.Kurt Wilson to leave station manager role at WHQR
Wilson has led the station since March 2020.
NPR taps Meredith Corp. exec as COO
Will Lee most recently worked as an SVP and head of digital for the publisher of "People" and "Entertainment Weekly."How GBH's inclusion and equity officer is rolling out her four-phase plan for DEI work
Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates began her time with the Boston station by holding "really intensive listening sessions" with over 200 people.Bill in legislature seeks to put Iowa PBS content in public domain
“The bill as written would make it impossible for us to defend or protect any of the existing contracts that we have on all of the productions that we do,” said Susan Ramsey, director of communications for Iowa PBS.
Stations look to cryptocurrency as new option for donors
By accepting the gifts, stations have the potential to draw younger donors who give more generously.Senate confirms three appointments to CPB board
The confirmed members are Elizabeth Sembler, Tom Rothman and Laura Gore Ross.Rust Belt collaborative aims for diverse recruitment strategy with CPB grant
The CPB funds are allowing participating stations to expand management training that wasn’t previously possible with tight budgets.Comings and goings: KERA hires executive editor, Fred Rogers Productions names director …
Gilbert Bailon, KERA’s new executive editor, was editor-in-chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.With $61M pledged, Chicago Public Media now owns the 'Sun-Times'
The donors include the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust and the Joyce Foundation.Comings and goings: Tania Ghee promoted at PBS, NPR’s Tayla Burney appointed to director role …
Ghee joined PBS in 2014 and most recently worked as director of early learning program development.Amid attacks on democracy, newsrooms are rethinking approaches to the politics beat
“January 6 crystallized this — this was not just something where a politician was throwing out spin. This goes beyond anything we have experienced.”WVIK CEO Jay Pearce to retire
Jared Johnson was also named station manager.Pioneer PBS looks to strengthen community ties with website obituaries
Through a partnership with the company Epilogg, the station is offering a platform for shareable video obituaries.
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