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The leaders of KUT and KERA spoke about how they’re managing the crisis in a webinar produced by Current, Greater Public, Public Radio Program Directors and the Public Media Journalists Association.
Blue Ridge Public Radio and KUT in Austin, Texas, recently shared results of yearlong surveys.
On the air since 1970, “In Black America” has aimed to present “a broad spectrum of the African American experience.”
Debbie Hiott, a 26-year veteran of the Austin American-Statesman, signs on with the station Jan. 14.
Formerly news director at the station, Donahue will join Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence firm.
In a statement, the station said a recommendation from its licensee’s legal department in part prompted the removal.
Managing Editor Matt Largey told news staff that attorneys advised KUT to withdraw the stories from its website, according to three staffers.
Patti Smith will step down Oct. 8, according to an email she sent to staff Monday afternoon.
Interim GM Patti Smith and KUT journalists also disagreed when Smith intervened in the station’s coverage of its own internal matters.