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Linda Simensky, head of PBS Kids content, departs for Duolingo
Simensky had worked at PBS since 2003.Get tips on seeking journalism grants from our Local that Works webinar
Our "Pathways to Philanthropy" webinar included essential elements of a successful pitch and mistakes to avoid.Comings and goings: Promotions at PRX, WHYY …
PRX filled two new roles focused on podcasts.
New funding expands reach of public radio's hip-hop/R&B format
Stations in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Jackson, Miss., will join the CPB-supported Urban Alternative format with the goal of reaching new listeners.Beth Courtney, CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, will retire
Courtney joined LPB in 1976 and became its leader in 1985.Melissa Harris-Perry named host of 'The Takeaway'
Harris-Perry has been interim host since July.
Why it’s a big deal that the latest episode of NPR’s ‘Embedded’ includes audio from a Maryland courtroom
A narrow challenge to a law banning broadcasts of criminal proceedings may help expand journalists’ ability to cover trials.WMRA podcast reveals stories behind band's fan-inspired songs
The Virginia station teamed up with The Steel Wheels, a locally based Americana band, on "We Made You a Song."'Anything could go wrong': A longtime programming exec remembers the tightrope act of producing pledge specials
"In working with musical artists, I learned that egos are enormous, and concerns are varied and unpredictable," writes Larry Rifkin in his new memoir, "No Dead Air: Career Reflections From the TV Executive Who Saved Barney the Dinosaur From Extinction."WCTE appoints Avery Hutchins CEO
Hutchins succeeds Becky Magura, who left the station to lead Nashville Public Television.Comings and goings: Erika Aguilar named EP at NPR, CPB board officers reelected …
Aguilar will be EP of "Morning Edition" and "Up First."Station Manager Kerry Swanson leaving Northwest Public Broadcasting
Swanson has led the station since 2008.40-50 new hires ‘expected’ after WBEZ's merger with Chicago Sun-Times
Will the deal be a national model? Station executives weigh in.How serendipity, the 1986 World Series and believing in possibilities changed my filmmaking career
When Henry Hampton called, "I was unemployed and living in New Orleans with no money for another film, no prospects at all. Everything changed after that."APM names Joanne Griffith CCO of podcast division
APM also promoted Thomas De Napoli to chief strategy officer of APM Studios.
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