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5 lessons we learned turning our podcast into animated shorts for public TV
The father-daughter hosts and creators of "You Must Know Everything" found that collaboration and self-promotion can expand the reach of a homegrown project.WPR’s Mike Crane will resign in October
“It’s been a truly stressful couple of years both personally and professionally,” Crane told Current, “so I plan on restoring my energy and spirit, and then deciding what’s next.”Tina Pamintuan appointed CEO of St. Louis Public Radio
Pamintuan succeeds Tim Eby, who left the station last year.
Comings and goings: A. Rima Dael joins NPR board, journalists leave KPBS and GPB …
Dael was hired as WSHU’s station manager in 2019 and has managed the station’s day-to-day operations since last year.New initiative brings together pubmedia leaders to focus on DEI efforts
Created by Furman University and South Carolina ETV, the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative convenes its second session next month.TPT creates endowment for STEM programs with $9M bequest
The William D. Wells Fund, established with a legacy gift from a donor who supported the station anonymously for decades, will generate funds for the station’s STEM and education initiatives.
Debbie Hamlett will lead WCMU Public Media
Hamlett succeeds Jim Rademaker, who left the station in July.Comings and goings: Decker joins CPB as SVP, Stanton leaves PBS Reno ...
In addition to working for stations, Decker most recently worked for Public Media Management and the Signal Infrastructure Group.What pubmedia can learn about DEI from the for-profit world
The corporate focus on metrics and data in achieving diversity initiatives can shift internal conversations from “what we’ve always done” to a rationale for specific changes.Northeast Indiana Public Radio GM Peter Dominowski is stepping down
Dominowski joined NIPR in 2013.Vegas PBS offers workforce training program for youth in juvenile justice system
With funding from MGM Resorts, the station aims to help close equity gaps for students in detention.Thurston Briscoe, longtime public radio executive and producer, dies at 74
“He was about as good a colleague as you could ever hope for,” said Don Lee, who worked with Briscoe at NPR.Leanne Ferrer, who led Pacific Islanders in Communications, dies
Ferrer joined PIC in 2008 and led the organization since 2014.CPB gives $275,000 to 14 stations for COVID PSAs, community outreach
Each station will receive up to $20,000.5 takeaways from the expansion of public radio’s climate change coverage
Newsrooms that prioritize local climate reporting are finding receptive audiences and collaborative partners.
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