Kathy Merritt
‘To the Best of Our Knowledge’, a weekend staple from Wisconsin, gets makeover
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A host’s departure led to an overhaul of the long-running show and competition among producers for the vacant seat.
People
KQED expands, Mundt returning to Louisville, and more comings and goings in pubmedia
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KQED has created two new multiplatform desks to expand the San Francisco station’s coverage of culture and politics. Two executives will oversee the Arts Desk. David Markus is executive in charge; he spent the past five years as editorial director of Edutopia, the George Lucas Education Foundation’s K–12 education support website. Arts Managing Editor Joe Matazzoni was the founding senior supervising producer of the Arts & Life section and NPR Books on NPR.org. The desk’s staff includes Arts Partner Manager Siouxsie Oki, previously KQED’s director of external affairs, and Arts Education Manager Kristin Farr, who has produced arts videos for the station.
Programs/Content
Public radio is stronger, and better, when stations invest in national shows
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Public radio has reached a moment with the feel of the bank scene from It’s a Wonderful Life, as station managers worry that listeners will direct their financial support to national producers instead of them.