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Shawn Turner named GM for WKAR Public Media
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Turner succeeds Susi Elkins, who left the station earlier this year.
People
Comings and goings: NPR’s Eric Marrapodi steps up to VP, ‘This American Life’ appoints editors …
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Marrapodi joined NPR in 2019 as live specials lead.
Obituaries
Former PBS president Bruce Christensen dies at 79
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PBS President Paula Kerger called Christensen “a giant of public television.”
Programs/Content
Public radio’s ‘UnderCurrents’ to end production
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The eclectic music program has been on the air for more than 17 years.
People
Comings and goings: New board leaders at NPR, promotions at PBS …
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Jeff Sine became NPR’s board chair, while Jennifer Ferro moved up to vice chair.
People
Susan Goldberg named CEO for GBH
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Goldberg was previously editorial director and editor-in-chief for National Geographic.
Programs/Content
Great Salt Lake Collaborative wins 2022 Local that Works award
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The winner was chosen from among 96 entries submitted by public broadcasters, nonprofit newsrooms and other media organizations.
System/Policy
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp. staffers vote to form union
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The staffers voted 26-1 in favor of forming the union.
Programs/Content
NPR adds bureau in Ukraine
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Joanna Kakissis will be the bureau’s sole correspondent.
People
Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett to co-anchor ‘NewsHour’
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The co-anchors start in their roles Jan. 2.
Programs/Content
New Classical California stream brings Latin-influenced music to listeners
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Listeners can choose from streams in both English and Spanish.
System/Policy
WFAE content staff announce intent to unionize
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More than 70% of the station’s content staffers have signed onto a petition to management.
Tech
Canada’s public broadcaster should use Mastodon to provide a social media service
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“As internet communications scholars, we propose that Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC, should build a Mastodon server on the global network.”
People
Comings and goings: Judy Woodruff to lead reporting project after stepping down as ‘NewsHour’ anchor, NPR’s Barnes will join Boston Globe …
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Woodruff announced in May that she would leave her anchor role.
Programs/Content
How ‘Sesame Street’ took root in post-Soviet Russia as ‘Ulitsa Sezam’
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In a new memoir, the lead producer behind the creation of Russia’s “Sesame Street” recounts the show’s tumultuous birth.
Tech
Public TV’s joint master control operators in New York and Florida announce merger
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Centralcast and Digital Convergence Alliance will combine their operations in Syracuse, N.Y., next year.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2023: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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Our annual look at national programs coming to public television includes 104 series and specials.
Programs/Content
How the media — including NPR — overlooked the significance of a landmark study on reading education
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More than 20 years ago, many reporters missed the importance of a blue-ribbon report that showed how to teach kids more effectively. Today’s journalists could still learn from those mistakes.
Programs/Content
GBH partners on podcast, radio show that provides reliable health information to Spanish-speaking audiences
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Host Tibisay Zea created “Salud” to counter growing health misinformation circulating within Latino communities.
People
How Ken Barcus transformed himself from a struggling schmuck into a mensch
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A friend remembers NPR’s Midwest bureau chief, who died Oct. 11. “He summoned the courage to face death before it happened.”