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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
After the hurricane wiped out infrastructure across western North Carolina, BPR focused on basic information, such as road outages and where to get drinking water.
Elkins succeeds James Dunford, who left PBS earlier this year to lead American Public Television.
Spizarny steps up from her role as VP and GM, a job she took on in 2013.
Huffman had served as interim CEO since Teya Ryan stepped down.
Kail has worked as executive director of the WyomingPBS Foundation since 2017.
Blythe led the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, now known as Vision Maker Media, for three decades.
The multi-episode series, slated to launch in 2024, is designed to air in the run-up to public TV’s pledge season.
Goldberg will maintain his position as editor-in-chief of the magazine while hosting the Friday-evening public affairs program.
“What sticks with people in the end is a story about another human being and what they’ve gone through,” says Joanna Kakissis.
“We decided to just put ads aside for a little bit and rely on this public radio model,” says co-host Andrew Walsh.
The team of Native American producers and directors gave the season a “visceral authenticity,” said Providence Pictures EP Gary Glassman.