Programs/Content
Why focusing too much on digital could make stations lose their way
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“A strong app or polished social media presence won’t compensate for a lack of meaningful, locally relevant content.”
Phoenix’s KJZZ revs up coverage of border and trade from northern Mexico
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Senior Field Correspondent Nina Kravinsky, a former NPR producer, is reporting from the station’s news bureau in Hermosillo.
People
PBS North Carolina CEO Lindsay Bierman leaving station
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Bierman will become executive director and CEO of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Tech
Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can’t change the radio dial
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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.
People
Kurt Wilson to leave station manager role at WHQR
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Wilson has led the station since March 2020.
People
NPR taps Meredith Corp. exec as COO
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Will Lee most recently worked as an SVP and head of digital for the publisher of “People” and “Entertainment Weekly.”
Diversity
How GBH’s inclusion and equity officer is rolling out her four-phase plan for DEI work
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Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates began her time with the Boston station by holding “really intensive listening sessions” with over 200 people.
System/Policy
Bill in legislature seeks to put Iowa PBS content in public domain
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“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.
Development
Stations look to cryptocurrency as new option for donors
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By accepting the gifts, stations have the potential to draw younger donors who give more generously.
System/Policy
Senate confirms three appointments to CPB board
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The confirmed members are Elizabeth Sembler, Tom Rothman and Laura Gore Ross.
System/Policy
Rust Belt collaborative aims for diverse recruitment strategy with CPB grant
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The CPB funds are allowing participating stations to expand management training that wasn’t previously possible with tight budgets.
People
Comings and goings: KERA hires executive editor, Fred Rogers Productions names director …
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Gilbert Bailon, KERA’s new executive editor, was editor-in-chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.