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PBS cuts jobs, changes up departments

The network reduced its staff headcount by about 6%.

At last week’s board meeting, board members and network leaders also discussed how to increase racial diversity in public media’s executive ranks.

The initiative includes programs from “PBS NewsHour,” “Frontline,” “POV” and “Independent Lens.”

A two-part special airing this weekend was inspired by the idea that “food is a common denominator.”

Citing concerns over its funding, PBS removed “Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty” from PBS.org, Passport and the PBS Video App.

The conservative director’s film about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is airing Monday on PBS.

The half-hour program, airing May 8, presents stories of people on the front lines.

PBS TechCon and the PBS Annual Meeting were scheduled for April and May.

EP Susanne Simpson predicts “Beecham House,” a new TV series by filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, will be a “membership magnet” during March pledge.