People
Public radio reporter helps rescue dogs while on assignment in Arizona
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“If I have to put my digital tape recorder down to help, I will,” said reporter Casey Kuhn.
System/Policy
KJZZ executive demoted following investigation of staff complaints
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A report found that Associate GM of News Mark Moran drove employees after drinking, kissed a former intern and made remarks perceived by staff as sexist and inappropriate.
System/Policy
Paluzzi retires from KJZZ after investigation of harassment allegations
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The longtime GM of the Phoenix station decried the report as retaliation against him for opposing new pay practices.
System/Policy
Phoenix’s KJZZ opens second bureau south of the border
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The bureau’s reporting aims to help listeners “better understand economic globalization and its impact on the Southwest.”
Quick Takes
Two KJZZ executives placed on leave during investigation
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The station’s licensee is responding to anonymous allegations against the two executives.
Programs/Content
Southwest border journalism hub receives $50K from Ford Foundation
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The grant will support reporting on inequality and marginalization along the U.S.–Mexico border.
Programs/Content
Phoenix’s KJZZ to launch mobile production unit that doubles as food truck
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Soundbite is expected to hit metropolitan Phoenix in mid-December.
Stations
Phoenix’s KJZZ to open news bureau in Mexico City
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The station will use the bureau to expand its coverage of business and trade.
Development
Stations retool pledge drives to account for rise in sustainers
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DENVER — An increase in sustaining memberships has provided a welcome source of stable income for some public radio stations, but it has also prompted some to rethink their strategies for on-air fund drives. Under a sustaining membership, a donor sets up automatic monthly contributions to a station instead of giving on an annual basis. That reduces the pressure during on-air fund drives to convince listeners to renew their memberships, and stations are responding by redoubling efforts to enlist new members during pledge campaigns. Executives from two stations described their approaches in a July 10 panel discussion here at the Public Media Development & Marketing Conference. “Our drives are no longer a renewal machine,” said Jacquie Fuller, on-air fundraising manager for Minnesota Public Radio.