People
Michael Hardgrove, former Nine PBS CEO, dies at 85
|
Hardgrove led Nine PBS for nearly 25 years after working for KVIE and WETA.
Current (https://current.org/tag/obits/)
Hardgrove led Nine PBS for nearly 25 years after working for KVIE and WETA.
PBS President Paula Kerger called Christensen “a giant of public television.”
“Public radio … is a better thing both for Wally Smith’s successes, but also for the failures where he was willing to take on something that others were not,” said Tom Thomas, former CEO of Station Resource Group.
During his 14 years at WPR’s Eau Claire studios, Ross hosted a regional arts series and co-created a live variety show.
“He was thoroughly devoted to public media. And that was infectious.”
Hughes joined KPVU in 2016 and helped the station program more modern R&B and hip-hop music.
“He was the original politically incorrect guy on the radio, and that’s why I loved him,” said former WBAI producer Caryl Ratner during a tribute to Josephson that aired Thursday.
“A true trailblazer, she was a warrior in the fight for equity in public media, and a friend to all,” said Leslie Fields-Cruz of Black Public Media.
After retiring from WILL-TV, she started Harbison Learning Systems, where she was able to continue building the web-based Instructional Technology Marketplace.