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Buffalo Toronto Public Media cuts three staff
The station is anticipating a reduction in state funding.Newsrooms ramp up audience engagement tactics for coronavirus coverage
Public media's largest and smallest newsrooms find that coverage shaped by listeners and readers invites more participation and builds trust.Comings and goings: PBS promotes two to SVP roles, Reno station names tech VP …
PBS President Paula Kerger announced the promotions of Rhonda Holt and Scott Nourse last month in a memo.
KCRW union reaches tentative contract agreement
The union and station management have been bargaining for about a year.Being the 'lone person in the room' and how public media can help
Amid the current racial turmoil, news organizations can break down walls between communities by telling truthful stories from many different voices.Jun Reina promoted to EVP and GM at CapRadio, Rick Eytcheson becomes president emeritus
Reina joined the station in 2007 and has served as COO and CFO.
'People don't stay where they don't feel safe': Public radio leaders address diversity in the industry
In our latest webinar, two public radio leaders discussed their experiences as people of color in public radio and how their stations are addressing diversity and inclusion.Comings and goings: ‘Invisibilia’ announces new hosts, two staffers leave Chicago Public Media …
Yowei Shaw and Kia Miakka Natisse have been producers for the podcast.PBS cuts jobs, changes up departments
The network reduced its staff headcount by about 6%.Tweets by WAMU staffers call attention to diversity issues at station
The outpouring on social media came after a Black producer said his job was in jeopardy.Julia Wallace named interim GM of Arizona PBS, Mary Mazur exits
Wallace has served as a professor in practice at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 2017.Virginia’s VPM lays off about 15% of workforce
The job cuts allow VPM to "right-size" in response to the financial impacts of the pandemic.Station town halls on racial justice go virtual amid coronavirus concerns
With social distancing making in-person conversations difficult, stations are turning to online platforms to engage with audiences around issues of race and policing.How PBS Utah is helping local book clubs confront challenging issues
"The overwhelming response showed me that people don’t just want to be entertained and chat with their friends — they want to learn and grow. They want to engage and make a difference."‘Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!’ album helps stations generate goodwill with donors
Stations are taking advantage of the free album to build connections with their communities.
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