People
Maxie Jackson resigns as Pacifica executive director
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Pacifica’s board has selected an interim executive director.
Programs/Content
How Instagram gave students a new way to report for ‘PBS NewsHour’
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The goal of the project was “to infuse Instagram with original news reporting created by teens for teens.”
Exit Interviews
Lloyd Wright: ‘In order to lead, you must serve’
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“I give a lot of credit to those around me who have helped make WFYI and me successful,” says Wright, who recently retired as president of the Indianapolis stations.
Programs/Content
Stations seek ways to lift listeners out of ‘news fatigue’
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At the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference, representatives of stations experiencing a “Trump slump” shared ideas for engaging audience members who feel overwhelmed by news.
People
Comings and goings: NPR boosts Danzico to design VP, Buffalo station names new execs …
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Danzico joined NPR as creative director in 2013.
Programs/Content
Southern California Public Radio creates podcast studio
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The studio will develop and produce original podcasts with a Los Angeles focus.
People
NPR promotes Chris Nelson to tech VP post
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NPR’s former VP of technology operations retired earlier this month.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
Looking back on the lesser-known histories of ‘Chicano Public Radio’
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A group of bilingual radio stations founded in the late 1970s “helped distinguish Spanish-language and bilingual broadcasting as a form of advocacy.”
People
Current’s Sefton leaves for position at Mother Jones
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Dru Sefton has been a senior editor at Current for nearly 11 years.