Milwaukee PBS GM Bohdan Zachary will step down
Zachary led Milwaukee PBS through the FCC spectrum auction, which generated $85 million for the station.
July 15, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/07/milwaukee-pbs-gm-bohdan-zachary-stepping-down/Your search for kcet pbs returned 242 results
Comings and goings: PBS hires Douglas Chang as senior director, WETA appoints diversity officer …
Chang previously worked as a programming director for KCET in Los Angeles and as supervising producer for AmDoc/POV.
June 14, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/06/comings-and-goings-pbs-hires-douglas-chang-as-senior-director-weta-appoints-diversity-officer/Former KCET president Bill Kobin dies at 91
During a storied career, Kobin helped launch seminal programs for NET and led KCET to “comeback story” status.
January 15, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/01/former-kcet-president-bill-kobin-dies-at-91/Mary Mazur hired to lead Vegas PBS
Mazur most recently worked as GM of Arizona PBS.
December 11, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/12/mary-mazur-hired-to-lead-vegas-pbs/After PBS drops film, PBS SoCal reviews documentary produced in association with a Chinese state TV network
Citing concerns over its funding, PBS removed “Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty” from PBS.org, Passport and the PBS Video App.
May 27, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/05/after-pbs-drops-film-pbs-socal-reviews-documentary-co-produced-by-chinas-state-tv-network/California PBS stations partner with state government campaign on emergency preparedness
“PBS is the natural place, a trusted source of information for this kind of thing to be shared with the public,” said PBS SoCal/KCET CEO Andrew Russell.
May 18, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/05/california-pbs-stations-partner-with-state-government-campaign-on-emergency-preparedness/Comings and goings: Hires at Arizona PBS, WTTW shifts program duties …
Arizona PBS has hired two new directors.
July 9, 2019 | https://current.org/2019/07/comings-and-goings-hires-at-arizona-pbs-wttw-shifts-program-duties/Comings and goings: PBS creates station services SVP post, SoCal stations hire CFO …
Jim Dunford rises from VP of programming and operations into the new PBS position.
June 26, 2019 | https://current.org/2019/06/comings-and-goings-pbs-creates-station-services-svp-post-socal-stations-hire-cfo/Comings and goings: Myers named COO in L.A., PBS picks new public editor …
Jamie Annunzio Myers is the new COO of the organization formed by the merger of PBS SoCal and KCETLink Media Group.
May 17, 2019 | https://current.org/2019/05/comings-and-goings-myers-named-coo-in-l-a-pbs-picks-new-public-editor/APT hires Halford from PBS, NPR Board elects members and other comings and goings
Shawn Halford spent 21 years as senior director of programming and scheduling of PBS’ National Program Service.
September 13, 2018 | https://current.org/2018/09/apt-hires-halford-from-pbs-npr-board-elects-members-and-other-comings-and-goings/Preparing to expand news, KCET refines model for digital content
Winnings from the FCC spectrum auction will allow the Los Angeles station to “accelerate investment in the community.”
May 15, 2017 | https://current.org/2017/05/preparing-to-expand-news-kcet-refines-model-for-digital-content/New PBS films revisit war histories with present-day perspective
With examinations of Vietnam and the Great War, the documentarians are focusing on stories to help younger viewers understand today’s conflicts.
March 8, 2017 | https://current.org/2017/03/filmmakers-approach-well-chronicled-war-histories-with-questions-from-the-present/PBS SoCal preps for bigger role in national production
The PBS flagship for greater Los Angeles is nurturing ambitions to bring more ideas from Hollywood’s creative community to public television.
January 23, 2017 | https://current.org/2017/01/pbs-socal-preps-for-bigger-role-in-national-production/PBS Board elects leaders, KPCC’s Aguirre to join Academy and more comings and goings in public media
Also, public TV executive Dick Pryor takes over as g.m. of KGOU in Norman, Okla., Monday.
November 9, 2016 | https://current.org/2016/11/pbs-board-elects-leaders-kpccs-aguirre-to-join-academy-and-more-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/KCETLink’s new programming schedule reveals balancing act
Brand-new and renewed shows, plus a web series with Mark Bittman, signal a continued effort to thrive in the post-PBS era at the station.
November 9, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/11/kcetlinks-new-programming-schedule-reveals-balancing-act/KCETLink and the Los Angeles Times launch events series
The series is expected to be a yearlong experiment to reach a wider audience using KCETLink’s viewers and the Times’ web and print properties.
September 2, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/09/kcetlink-and-the-los-angeles-times-launch-events-series/PBS SoCal’s Rogers sets retirement date, Mundt heads for Seattle, and other comings and goings in public media
Rogers is retiring April 30, and COO Andrew Russell will take over the top position.
February 16, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/02/pbs-socals-rogers-sets-retirement-date-mundt-heads-for-seattle-and-other-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/KCETLink selects former ABC Family executive as new president
Michael Riley, a former head of ABC Family, is the new president of Los Angeles-based KCETLink, the independent public media station and satellite TV channel.
January 5, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/01/kcetlink-selects-former-abc-family-executive-as-new-president/PIC names executive director, KCETLink reorganizes execs, and more comings and goings in public media
Pacific Islanders in Communications, part of the National Minority Consortia, has promoted Leanne Ferrer to executive director and announced two additional appointments.
May 20, 2014 | https://current.org/2014/05/pic-names-executive-director-kcetlink-reorganizes-execs-and-more-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/With return to KCET, SoCal Connected adds local color amid hard news
Los Angeles public TV station KCET is bringing back weekly series SoCal Connected after a yearlong hiatus, this time as a mix of hard news and features.
May 6, 2014 | https://current.org/2014/05/with-return-to-kcet-socal-connected-adds-local-color-amid-hard-news/