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Comings and goings: APMG hires SVP/CFO, Southern California Public Radio appoints VP of LAist Studios …
Barry Gisser joins APMG from the Science Museum of Minnesota.OPB union members picket as contract negotiations stretch into fourth month
The members say that raises and a stipend given to nonunion employees are among the issues at stake.Former Va. lieutenant governor sues New York Public Radio for defamation
A NYPR spokesperson told Current that Justin Fairfax’s complaint “is completely without merit.”
‘Intelligence Squared Debates’ expands to deliver weekly episodes
A decision to rethink the format gave producers flexibility to create episodes on hotly debated, timely topics.Comings and goings: EP hired for ‘Death, Sex & Money,’ WDET PD departs for audio GM job at WHYY …
Liliana Maria Percy Ruiz most recently worked as head of production for Gimlet Media.How book clubs help stations build new audiences and community connections
“We’re introducing people to our content who wouldn’t have experienced it any other way,” says Laura Durham of PBS Utah.
In wake of Dobbs decision, newsrooms expand coverage of reproductive health
Two journalism collaboratives, the Gulf States Newsroom and Ohio Valley ReSource, are adding beat reporters who will follow the long-term fallout from the reversal of Roe v. Wade.With ‘Great American Recipe,’ PBS showcases culinary traditions that bring people together
“It's not about winning or being competitive, it's really just connecting through food and our culture,” says Emily Wilderman of WNIN in Evansville, Ind.Kentucky stations struggle to report on — and recover from — historic flooding
The floods submerged the studio of community radio station WMMT and damaged its decades of media archives.CPB data shows decline in pubmedia workforce, small increases in staff diversity
Representation of Hispanics and African Americans grew in leadership ranks, while the percentage of such roles held by Asians and Pacific Islanders fell.With boot camp, Public Media Women in Leadership seeks to prepare participants for rising careers in system
Open to women, nonbinary professionals and men of color, the seven-month program also aims to reshape leadership ranks in pubmedia.Comings and goings: Raney Aronson-Rath named editor-in-chief of ‘Frontline,’ David Greene appointed host for KCRW’s ‘Left, Right & Center’ …
Aronson-Rath’s expanded title reflects the many editorial partnerships she’s led for “Frontline.”Larry Josephson, pioneering producer and freeform host, dies at 83
“He was the original politically incorrect guy on the radio, and that’s why I loved him,” said former WBAI producer Caryl Ratner during a tribute to Josephson that aired Thursday.WETA and subsidiary officially recognize union for ‘PBS NewsHour’ staff
A spokesperson for WETA and its subsidiary, NewsHour Productions, said earlier this month that the organizations planned to voluntarily recognize a new union of content staffers.Paula Kerger unveils performance series, highlights LBJ’s vision for public TV as a public-private partnership
PBS’ president announced a fall debut for "Next at the Kennedy Center" during her executive session for TCA's virtual press tour.
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