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“We are no longer able to sustain support of In the Dark and we are immediately beginning to explore opportunities to find a new home — either for the entire enterprise, outside of APMG or for the talented journalists, within APMG,” a spokesperson said.
Dave Kansas will leave his position as president of American Public Media as part of the restructuring.
Stations in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Jackson, Miss., will join the CPB-supported Urban Alternative format with the goal of reaching new listeners.
Current and former employees of the Triple A station say they’re troubled by a lack of staff diversity and a clear mission statement, as well as “tension between who we are and who we’re allowed to be.”
MPR plans to hire a community engagement officer and hold diversity trainings for newsroom staff.
The efforts come amid personnel controversies and calls for change within the broader organization.
McQueen was the sole Black host on the syndicated music service.
The organization is also ending the podcast “The Hilarious World of Depression.”
The program aired on 342 stations across the country.
About two dozen staffers have agreed to separate from the organization or take furloughs.
“We are experiencing the biggest financial test in our 53-year history,” American Public Media Group CEO Jon McTaggart told staff.
Drew will be the first permanent president of MPR.
The new season of the live call-in show will focus on the Midwestern counties that swung from blue to red in 2016.
Support from Minnesota Public Radio is enabling a website covering the state’s immigrant communities to expand into a full-time venture for its founder.
Three longtime “A Prairie Home Companion” employees lost their jobs.
Public radio news directors hear from colleagues and experts on preventing, and responding to, harassment in newsrooms.
Several public media fundraisers take on a question submitted for our Currently Curious series: Why don’t public broadcasters coordinate on a national pledge drive?
APMG is recruiting a full-time mental health reporter and will integrate coverage of mental health issues into podcasts and on its music stations.
He also expressed interest in reviving tours of “A Prairie Home Companion.”
The stream will highlight “the roots and fruits of the Purple Family Tree.”