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StoryCorps lays off nine employees
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The layoffs were part of a “larger cost-saving plan to balance revenue with expenses,” said CEO Sandra Clark.
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Pennsylvania’s WITF, ‘LNP’ newspaper eliminate 24 jobs
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A spokesperson said the restructuring resulted from last year’s merger between WITF and the daily newspaper.
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Kansas City’s KCUR, Classical KC cut jobs
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The classical station will “pause” locally created content and shift to nationally syndicated programs.
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New York Public Radio cuts 26 positions, ends ‘Notes From America’
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The layoffs amount to a workforce reduction of 8.5% at the station, which faces a significant budget deficit.
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New York Public Radio will cut at least 8% of staff
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“Despite our best efforts to contain costs and grow our revenue, we continue to face severe financial headwinds,” said CEO LaFontaine Oliver.
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LAist cuts 28 positions with buyouts, layoffs
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The station offered the voluntary buyouts in May, with CCO Kristen Muller saying at the time the organization faced a budget shortfall over the next two years.
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Growing costs, falling sponsorship fuel wave of layoffs in pubmedia
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Current has tracked more than 400 jobs lost to layoffs or buyouts since March 2023, including at operations as different as NPR, Chicago Public Media, GBH in Boston and WBHM in Birmingham, Ala.
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PBS lays off 24 staffers, cuts vacant positions
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“It’s never easy to say goodbye to colleagues and friends, but we feel confident that this will position us well for the future,” said PBS President Paula Kerger in a staff memo.
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Louisville Public Media lays off eight staff amid budget shortfall
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The station is facing a budget deficit of more than $750,000.
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San Francisco’s KQED eliminates 34 positions
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The station is also ending its podcast “Rightnowish.”
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Boston’s GBH lays off 31 staff due to $7M budget gap
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GBH is also suspending the shows “Greater Boston,” “Talking Politics” and “Basic Black” but plans to “reinvent” them as digital-first programs, said CEO Susan Goldberg.
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KQED to lay off 18 to 25 staff
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The layoffs will be part of a “range of cuts” at the station.
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LAist offers staff buyouts amid budget gap
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The organization is “facing a significant budget shortfall over the next two years in the range of $4-$5 million.”
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Seattle’s KUOW lays off eight employees
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The radio station will also leave three open positions unfilled and save $1 million by ending its RadioActive Youth Media program.
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WBUR will reduce staff by more than 30 through layoffs, buyouts
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The station will also transition its daily news podcast to weekly.
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Texas Tech Public Media cuts spark concern among university faculty
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The restructuring included layoffs and cuts to local programming.
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WNET Group announces layoffs to its New Jersey newsroom, plans to cancel ‘NYC-Arts’
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The job cuts affected staff working in children’s media, local news and the Interactive Engagement Group, among other units.
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Citing lagging income, Chicago Public Media cuts staff, ends Vocalo broadcast
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In an email to staff, outgoing CEO Matt Moog and board chair Robert Pasin said that revenues “are not growing to support our mission.”
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American Public Media restructures APM Studios, eliminates positions
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APM Studios will move away from being a standalone podcast studio.
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Colorado Public Radio lays off 15 staff due to financial challenges
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The cuts affected staff in CPR’s audio and podcast production departments.