System/Policy
New York Public Radio cuts 26 positions, ends ‘Notes From America’
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The layoffs amount to a workforce reduction of 8.5% at the station, which faces a significant budget deficit.
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The layoffs amount to a workforce reduction of 8.5% at the station, which faces a significant budget deficit.
A new membership program for Vermont Public’s “But Why” children’s podcast is bringing in new donors.
Pamintuan succeeds Tim Eby, who left the station last year.
Dael was hired as WSHU’s station manager in 2019 and has managed the station’s day-to-day operations since last year.
Created by Furman University and South Carolina ETV, the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative convenes its second session next month.
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.
Hamlett succeeds Jim Rademaker, who left the station in July.
In addition to working for stations, Decker most recently worked for Public Media Management and the Signal Infrastructure Group.
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.
Dominowski joined NIPR in 2013.
With funding from MGM Resorts, the station aims to help close equity gaps for students in detention.
“He was about as good a colleague as you could ever hope for,” said Don Lee, who worked with Briscoe at NPR.