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Ex-mayor joins Nine Network, NPR producer oversees franchises, and more comings and goings in public media
The former mayor will “work with us on site to build strong community partnerships,” said Nine Network President Jack Galmiche.Why WGBH acquired GlobalPost
WGBH is hoping to increase its digital capacity and pool of international correspondents with the deal.Layoffs, pay cuts and staff restructuring loom for Pittsburgh’s WQED
The board is aiming to reduce the station’s fiscal 2016 budget by 6.8 percent compared with the prior fiscal year.
WGBH to acquire international news website GlobalPost
The deal will bolster international reporting for PRI.org and PRI’s The World.Pubcasters take home Creative Emmys, and more awards in public media
The award for outstanding special class program went to Sweeney Todd.Pubmedia veterans to advise Current on sustainability in the digital age
Our new advisory group will offer feedback, guidance and connections to deepen our coverage and secure our future.
Vermont Public Radio kicks off $8M facility expansion
Vermont Public Radio has started an $8 million expansion to its Colchester facility.Utah public TV pioneer Lacy-Smith dies at 70
Lacy-Smith was one of the first women to serve as a broadcast executive in the state.PodScanning: New podcasts from WGBH, KQED and WNYC
The podcasts cover football, digital love and the war in Afghanistan.KPLU finds success by focusing on local jazz scene
Jazz, blues and news station KPLU has increased its focus on local jazz and has seen a 20 percent bump in revenue year-to-year.With Keillor moving on, stations ponder future with a changing ‘Prairie Home’
As it transitions to a new host, the weekend mainstay is losing an iconic presence.A cross-country network helps Reveal boost its investigative reporting power
The Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle are home to reporters for Reveal, helping to produce new stories for the radio show as it gets ready to go weekly in 2016.Veteran AP executive takes over as head of INN
Sue Cross began her career at AP in 1998 as Los Angeles bureau chief.Board OKs channel-share or VHF move for Ohio station in spectrum auction
The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees unanimously authorized the university to “maximize the potential revenue” from the auction without completely cashing out on its public TV channels.CBC, PRI hope to leave past behind as Shad settles into host chair at ‘q’
With a new voice and lower-case title, the Canadian network is updating its most popular export to the U.S.
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