People
PBS Utah and KUER will share leader as James Morgese retires
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KUER GM Maria O’Mara will become executive director of both PBS Utah and KUER.
Programs/Content
Retooled KUER news show returns from hiatus with less airtime, more narrative flair
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After a summer break, “RadioWest” is back with a style inspired by long-form podcasts.
Quick Takes
Six stations team up for journalism collaborative covering Western U.S.
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CPB is supporting the initiative with a $475,000 grant.
Programs/Content
Salt Lake City’s KCPW cites program costs, duplication in canceling NPR programs
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Salt Lake City pubcaster Wasatch Public Media, licensee of KCPW-FM, will drop all NPR programs June 24, a schedule change intended to save money and differentiate its service from other pubcasters in the market. “A lot of the decision just came down to sheer economics – NPR is just getting more and more expensive,” said Wasatch C.E.O. Ed Sweeney. “And, when you already have NPR in the market with other stations, it just gets harder and harder to set yourself apart when pitching to sponsors and underwriters.” The University of Utah’s KUER-FM is KCPW’s primary competitor for NPR news listeners. “We were just looking more and more alike, and you can’t stay in business doing that,” Sweeney said.
American Public Media
Aronson promoted at Frontline, NPR Board elections, Lapin joins Current, and more…
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The promotion, announced during the Television Critics Association Press Tour last month, was widely reported as an indication that Aronson will succeed founding Executive Producer David Fanning atop PBS’s investigative news centerpiece.