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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
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.
Ferrer joined PIC in 2008 and led the organization since 2014.
Each station will receive up to $20,000.