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OETA’s Polly Anderson to retire in March
Anderson, who has directed Oklahoma’s public TV network since 2017, previously led WUCF in Orlando, Fla., and New Mexico PBS.Comings and goings: Lehigh Valley Public Media appoints VP, GBH announces changes to ‘Morning Edition’ …
Stephen Budihas was named VP of operations for Lehigh Valley Public Media.Michael Titterton, longtime leader of Hawai‘i Public Radio, dies at 76
Titterton built a statewide network of transmitters and translators at HPR, where he was also well known for his performances of joyful exuberance during live pledge drives.
StoryCorps lays off nine employees
The layoffs were part of a “larger cost-saving plan to balance revenue with expenses,” said CEO Sandra Clark.Chicago Public Media awarded funding for AI experimentation
CPM will hire an AI Fellow to work on projects for “improving business sustainability and implementing AI technologies.”The unlocked door: a manifesto by the new executive director of the Transom Story Lab
"The tools of audio storytelling and documentary have never been as needed as they are today."
Former Sesame Workshop CFO Daryl Mintz named CPB CFO and treasurer
Mintz started as assistant controller at Sesame Workshop in 1999 and was its CFO from 2010 to 2022.Ashley Alvarado will become CEO of Texas Public Radio
Alvarado will join TPR from LAist, where she is VP of community engagement and strategic initiatives.Justin Clapp to lead KRFC
Clapp was previously operations and programming president at Townsquare Media.Comings and goings: Rebecca Eaton to retire from ‘Masterpiece,’ St. Louis Public Radio announces newsroom changes …
Rebecca Eaton, who has worked for “Masterpiece” since 1985, is retiring from the series.CPB provides $1.9M to bolster editorial oversight at NPR
The grant follows NPR’s earlier announcement of plans to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.Press Forward grants will help stations boost journalism, improve sustainability
A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.Sophie Crane to lead Transom Story Lab
Transom Story Lab will become an independent nonprofit.Wisconsin Public Media's Heather Reese dies at 50
Reese was a vocal supporter of the Wisconsin Idea — the belief that the University of Wisconsin's public service in education extends beyond the classroom.Nine pubcasters receive $100,000 Press Forward grants
The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
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