System/Policy
WUNC to purchase station from school board
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The deal is an “important step in the expansion of public radio in North Carolina,” WUNC said in a press release.
PBS Reno’s first-ever podcast focuses on host’s Chinese-Vietnamese heritage
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In creating “Refugee’s Daughter” Christina Le followed her boss’ advice to “start with something you know.”
System/Policy
Executive compensation in pubmedia: what station and organization leaders are earning
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Our study includes the annual earnings of leaders representing 87 public media stations and major organizations.
System/Policy
PRX cuts positions due to declining podcast sponsorship
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The layoffs affected “teams including marketing, station services, training, and technology and advertising operations.”
People
Comings and goings: NPR adds board members, WETA appoints chief HR officer …
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Margaret Low, a former executive for NPR, joined the network’s board.
Programs/Content
WNYC’s ‘NYC Now’ podcast offers three daily doses of local news
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“Our newsroom is creating all this work, and it didn’t make sense that we weren’t actually taking some of that work and putting it up in the podcast realm,” says Ave Carrillo, WNYC’s EP of local podcasts.
People
NPR CFO Deborah Cowan to leave network
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“I’ve decided to move on and end what has been an incredibly rewarding career with NPR,” Cowan said.
Obituaries
Ron Hull, public TV pioneer in Nebraska, dies at 92
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Hull first started working for Nebraska’s public television station in 1955 and was still serving as a senior advisor to Nebraska Public Media when he died.
People
Razia Iqbal to leave the BBC
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“After more than three decades, my career at the BBC is drawing to a close,” Iqbal said.
Programs/Content
Study suggests a way forward in serving diverse audiences with classical music
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“Clearly, the path to diversifying audiences for our organizations involves a robust digital strategy in addition to making our radio programming welcoming to listeners from all backgrounds and ethnicities,” writes the leader of Classical KING FM.
People
Jason Miller named KVLU Public Radio station manager
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Miller had previously worked as the station’s production director.
Programs/Content
New VPM show highlights rural Virginians improving their communities
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“We need to give people hope, because there’s so much just negativity.”