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Comings and goings: John Van Hoesen to retire from VPR, C.J. Janovy rejoins KCUR …
Van Hoesen joined the station in 2001.New Hampshire Public Radio staffers form union
The staffers are seeking voluntary recognition of their union from CEO Jim Schachter.How the Hindsight Project built new relationships between Southern stations and BIPOC filmmakers
“It's BIPOC filmmakers telling stories from their own communities,” said Nick Price, series producer with Reel South. “It's not people who are from outside the South coming in and telling what they conceive of the South."
CPB board boosts CSG funds by delaying Healthy Network Initiative for second year
Board member Ruby Calvert said setting aside the initiative for another year is “the right thing to do.”Washington's WHUT to play central role in partnership launching local ATSC 3.0 signals
WHUT's broadcast signal will get new equipment and a power boost to serve as the ATSC 3.0 host station, carrying not only its own programming but streams from four major commercial stations.What might have happened: NPR sells off cultural programming, new network dubbed 'NPR Music & Entertainment'
In an alternate reality in 1983, NPR President Frank Mankiewicz, desperate for cash, unloads the network's arts programs on a consortium of major-market stations. Where would arts programming be today?
PBS FY22 budget increases station dues, spending on content and marketing
PBS CFO and Treasurer Tom Tardivo said the new dues amount to a “modest increase.”Scott Tong named 'Here & Now' co-host
Tong has worked for "Marketplace" for more than 16 years.Travis Hendryx appointed GM for Smoky Hills PBS
Hendryx previously worked for newspapers in Kansas and radio stations in Texas.Comings and goings: Paul Hunton joins PBS board, Amna Nawaz promoted to ‘NewsHour’ chief correspondent …
Hunton fills the vacancy left by Kim Johnson, who resigned from the board and PBS12 in Denver.NEA grant supports use of WTJU jazz history show in classrooms
The community radio station in Charlottesville, Va., will turn the show "Jazz at 100" into a curriculum for high school and early college students.Answering Passport’s age-old question
We're not sure why, but the average age of Passport donors is changing.NPR will end 'Ask Me Another' in September
The weekly hour of comedy, trivia and music airs on more than 300 stations.How to build the next generation of public radio listeners
Stop wringing your hands over how to attract Millennial and Gen Z audiences — focus on creating programs that give them more reasons to listen.David Feingold to retire as CEO of Blue Ridge Public Radio
Feingold has led the station since 2015.
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