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Jeff Sine became NPR’s board chair, while Jennifer Ferro moved up to vice chair.
November 21, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/11/comings-and-goings-new-board-leaders-at-npr-promotions-at-pbs/Zachary led Milwaukee PBS through the FCC spectrum auction, which generated $85 million for the station.
July 15, 2022 | https://current.org/2022/07/milwaukee-pbs-gm-bohdan-zachary-stepping-down/Chang previously worked as a programming director for KCET in Los Angeles and as supervising producer for AmDoc/POV.
June 14, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/06/comings-and-goings-pbs-hires-douglas-chang-as-senior-director-weta-appoints-diversity-officer/During a storied career, Kobin helped launch seminal programs for NET and led KCET to “comeback story” status.
January 15, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/01/former-kcet-president-bill-kobin-dies-at-91/Mazur most recently worked as GM of Arizona PBS.
December 11, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/12/mary-mazur-hired-to-lead-vegas-pbs/Citing concerns over its funding, PBS removed “Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty” from PBS.org, Passport and the PBS Video App.
May 27, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/05/after-pbs-drops-film-pbs-socal-reviews-documentary-co-produced-by-chinas-state-tv-network/“PBS is the natural place, a trusted source of information for this kind of thing to be shared with the public,” said PBS SoCal/KCET CEO Andrew Russell.
May 18, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/05/california-pbs-stations-partner-with-state-government-campaign-on-emergency-preparedness/Arizona PBS has hired two new directors.
July 9, 2019 | https://current.org/2019/07/comings-and-goings-hires-at-arizona-pbs-wttw-shifts-program-duties/Jim Dunford rises from VP of programming and operations into the new PBS position.
June 26, 2019 | https://current.org/2019/06/comings-and-goings-pbs-creates-station-services-svp-post-socal-stations-hire-cfo/Jamie Annunzio Myers is the new COO of the organization formed by the merger of PBS SoCal and KCETLink Media Group.
May 17, 2019 | https://current.org/2019/05/comings-and-goings-myers-named-coo-in-l-a-pbs-picks-new-public-editor/Shawn Halford spent 21 years as senior director of programming and scheduling of PBS’ National Program Service.
September 13, 2018 | https://current.org/2018/09/apt-hires-halford-from-pbs-npr-board-elects-members-and-other-comings-and-goings/Winnings from the FCC spectrum auction will allow the Los Angeles station to “accelerate investment in the community.”
May 15, 2017 | https://current.org/2017/05/preparing-to-expand-news-kcet-refines-model-for-digital-content/With examinations of Vietnam and the Great War, the documentarians are focusing on stories to help younger viewers understand today’s conflicts.
March 8, 2017 | https://current.org/2017/03/filmmakers-approach-well-chronicled-war-histories-with-questions-from-the-present/The PBS flagship for greater Los Angeles is nurturing ambitions to bring more ideas from Hollywood’s creative community to public television.
January 23, 2017 | https://current.org/2017/01/pbs-socal-preps-for-bigger-role-in-national-production/Also, public TV executive Dick Pryor takes over as g.m. of KGOU in Norman, Okla., Monday.
November 9, 2016 | https://current.org/2016/11/pbs-board-elects-leaders-kpccs-aguirre-to-join-academy-and-more-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/Brand-new and renewed shows, plus a web series with Mark Bittman, signal a continued effort to thrive in the post-PBS era at the station.
November 9, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/11/kcetlinks-new-programming-schedule-reveals-balancing-act/The series is expected to be a yearlong experiment to reach a wider audience using KCETLink’s viewers and the Times’ web and print properties.
September 2, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/09/kcetlink-and-the-los-angeles-times-launch-events-series/Rogers is retiring April 30, and COO Andrew Russell will take over the top position.
February 16, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/02/pbs-socals-rogers-sets-retirement-date-mundt-heads-for-seattle-and-other-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/Michael Riley, a former head of ABC Family, is the new president of Los Angeles-based KCETLink, the independent public media station and satellite TV channel.
January 5, 2015 | https://current.org/2015/01/kcetlink-selects-former-abc-family-executive-as-new-president/Pacific Islanders in Communications, part of the National Minority Consortia, has promoted Leanne Ferrer to executive director and announced two additional appointments.
May 20, 2014 | https://current.org/2014/05/pic-names-executive-director-kcetlink-reorganizes-execs-and-more-comings-and-goings-in-public-media/