People
Deanna Mackey named KPBS GM
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Mackey most recently worked as president and executive director for the Public Television Major Market Group and is also co-founder of Public Media Women in Leadership.
System/Policy
Houston Public Media suspends Chevron partnership after backlash over sponsored content
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HPM was preparing to release a 10-part series on how energy companies like Chevron are “working towards a lower carbon future.”
Tech
Radio engineers’ conference returns in conjunction with spring NAB Show
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The hybrid conference aims to draw new staffers to public radio with scholarships for more than a dozen engineers.
Programs/Content
Audience initiative led by Sesame Workshop’s Cooney Center backs station projects co-created with Gen Z
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The CPB-funded Next Gen Public Media Accelerator jump-starts content development for 12 stations targeting the “Missing Middle.”
People
Comings and goings: NPR makes changes to its Washington Desk, INN appoints COO …
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Arnie Seipel, who joined NPR in 2008, will be deputy Washington editor.
Programs/Content
How regional centers, NSF funds are helping to diversify PBS Digital Studios content
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Under Maribel Lopez, who became head of PBSDS in December, the unit is branching out nationwide and developing STEM content aimed at women and people of color.
Programs/Content
Journalists behind Ag & Water Desk aim to reframe coverage of climate-change impact along Mississippi River Basin
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“One thing that … is really important is not to frame the work we’re doing as farmers versus environmentalists,” says Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles. “I never want to see that headline or that framing on the story. because I don’t think that’s accurate and it’s not helpful, either.”
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Comings and goings: NPR unveils host changes for ‘Embedded’ podcast and appoints brand director …
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Kelly McEvers will step back from her full-time role to launch a podcast production company.
Programs/Content
Jazz Media Lab stations test strategies for cultivating younger audiences
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The three-year grant program backs five stations as they build digital platforms, sponsor intergenerational music collaborations and rethink the definition of jazz.
People
KRVS hires Cheryl Devall as GM
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Devall, an independent audio editor with extensive experience in podcasting, previously worked for the Center for Investigative Reporting, American Public Media and NPR.
System/Policy
Station leaders from coastal regions call for increased investments in shoring up broadcast infrastructure
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Public broadcasters who have weathered hurricanes, floods and power outages cite growing risks of damage and disruption due to climate change.
Programs/Content
NEH backs public media projects, independent productions in the humanities
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Two public media stations and 13 independent projects received nearly $4.3 million supporting films, podcasts and archival preservation.
System/Policy
WTTW strike ends as union technicians approve new contract
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“We wish we could have got a lot more,” said Local 1220 Business Manager John Rizzo. “This was the best deal we could attain with the company. And it’s a fair deal.”
System/Policy
NYPR union pushes for transparency in wake of plagiarism findings
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The station announced Friday that it removed 45 articles from its websites that violated editorial standards.
People
Comings and goings: Austin PBS appoints CFO, Michigan Radio hires PD …
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Elizabeth Perch previously worked as CFO for a nonprofit in Austin, Texas.
History of public media
New Deal docudramas provide ‘missing link’ in history of educational radio
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In the 1930s, dramatized documentaries produced by the U.S. Office of Education went beyond factual content to foster a desire for civic engagement among listeners.
Programs/Content
Collaboration between Cape Cod, British stations reveals similar challenges faced by coastal communities
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WCAI in Woods Hole, Mass., has teamed up with a community radio station in Cornwall, England, on the project “Falmouth to Falmouth.”
System/Policy
Is WUNC ready to turn it up?
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North Carolina’s largest public radio station has banked $20 million in cash with strong broadcast numbers and listener support, but it has also left gaps. Now WUNC is seeking a new president and a vision for moving forward in a shifting universe of local news and media.
Programs/Content
More than a dozen stations pick up Vox’s ‘Today, Explained’
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While some stations are welcoming the show, other programmers are wary of furthering public radio’s relationship with for-profit producers.
People
Comings and goings: NPR adds head of philanthropic ventures, new EP joins ‘The Takeaway’ …
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Josh King most recently worked as VP of corporate sponsorships for National Geographic.