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Comings and goings: KQED appoints news VP, Houston Public Media hires CDO …
Ethan Toven-Lindsey joined KQED in 2016.Current Crossword: 'Current-cy'
Being money-minded will give you an edge with our latest public media–themed crossword.WAMU's SAG-AFTRA union secures first contract
The contract was ratified nearly two years after WAMU employees voted to form a union.
PBS wrestles with ‘profound transformation’ into multiplatform organization
Broadcast "is still important to people,” says PBS President Paula Kerger. “But it is no longer the principal driver of everything.”Rosenthal returns to CIR as acting CEO after executive exodus
With the former chief exec back at the helm, the investigative news organization has “no plans to change direction” following the sudden resignations of three executives.NEH grants back pubmedia film on Reconstruction-era armed conflict, biography of author Julia Alvarez
Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Latino Public Broadcasting led recipients of $3.9 million awarded to media projects.
Carlos Lando to step down as KUVO GM
“Over the decades, Carlos has built KUVO Jazz to be a place of belonging for so many listeners, volunteers, and staff, uniting community, culture and music,” said Amanda Mountain, CEO of Rocky Mountain Public Media.California budget provides $15 million to KVCR licensee’s 'long-range plan'
The state funds support continuation of PBS and NPR programming on KVCR and will help the community college licensee break ground on a new student media lab.How tracking source diversity is changing coverage at NPR and MPR
“I think that the only way we do better is if we have accountability," said Pallavi Gogoi, head of NPR's business desk.Comings and goings: APMG hires SVP/CFO, Southern California Public Radio appoints VP of LAist Studios …
Barry Gisser joins APMG from the Science Museum of Minnesota.OPB union members picket as contract negotiations stretch into fourth month
The members say that raises and a stipend given to nonunion employees are among the issues at stake.Former Va. lieutenant governor sues New York Public Radio for defamation
A NYPR spokesperson told Current that Justin Fairfax’s complaint “is completely without merit.”‘Intelligence Squared Debates’ expands to deliver weekly episodes
A decision to rethink the format gave producers flexibility to create episodes on hotly debated, timely topics.Comings and goings: EP hired for ‘Death, Sex & Money,’ WDET PD departs for audio GM job at WHYY …
Liliana Maria Percy Ruiz most recently worked as head of production for Gimlet Media.How book clubs help stations build new audiences and community connections
“We’re introducing people to our content who wouldn’t have experienced it any other way,” says Laura Durham of PBS Utah.
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