Tag: People in Public Media
Kerger “fully committed” to continuing as PBS president
The recent departures of six PBS execs have prompted leaders at public television stations to speculate about the future of PBS President ...KPCC bolsters newsroom, Babes of NPR blogger joins pubradio, and more comings and goings in ...
Southern California Public Radio/KPCC in Los Angeles has bulked up its news department in recent months, adding eight staffers to its team ...PBS programming vet Wilson, education s.v.p. Lippincott exiting in January
Two more senior v.p.s are leaving PBS: John Wilson, a PBS programmer for nearly 20 years, and Rob Lippincott, who has led the network’s ...PBS hires former DNC adviser as new v.p. of station services
Juan Sepúlveda, former senior adviser for Hispanic affairs for the Democratic National Committee, joins PBS Jan. 6 as senior vice president of ...WFMT appoints new PD, Third Coast hires managing director, and more comings and goings in ...
Sarah Geis, Third Coast's new managing editor, "listens avidly to audio stories of all stripes, and she’s dedicated to supporting producers while ...PBS selects Vecchi to replace McCoskey as chief network engineer
PBS has named Mario Vecchi chief technology officer, calling the former AOL executive “a world-class technologist.” Starting Jan. 27, Vecchi will oversee distribution ...Savage takes over at WBAA-FM, TPR hires Slocum, Myatt returns to consulting, and more
Mike Savage is the new g.m. at WBAA-FM in West Lafayette, Ind. The 20-year pubradio veteran most recently ran WKCC-FM in Kankakee, ...Seidel, Malesky and Carvin taking NPR buyouts, will exit by year’s end
NPR news executive Stu Seidel and librarian Kee Malesky have accepted buyout offers from NPR, and social media strategist Andy Carvin has ...OETA Foundation selects WPBT’s Jackson as next president
Daphne Dowdy Jackson, v.p. of development and marketing at WPBT in Miami, moves in January to assume leadership of the OETA Foundation, ...Texas Public Radio selects NPR’s Slocum to lead station
Joyce Slocum, chief administrative officer at NPR, takes over as president and c.e.o. of Texas Public Radio Jan. 6, the San Antonio-based ...Lydon returns to Boston’s WBUR with new weekly show
Boston’s WBUR announced today that Christopher Lydon will rejoin the station to host and produce a weekly hourlong show, Open Source with Christopher Lydon. ...American Geophysical Union hires Rehm, Johnson to head Iowa Pubradio, Vermont creates digital news team ...
AGU is a nonprofit association representing more than 62,000 Earth and space scientists. In her new job, former NPR spokesperson Dana Davis ...Moyers reverses decision to end show, which goes to 30 minutes in January
BOSTON — Bill Moyers, the journalist and veteran PBS personality who has come out of retirement at least twice to mount new ...With board appointment, Pacifica’s executive director drops “interim” from title
The board of the Pacifica Foundation on Monday appointed Summer Reese executive director of the five-station radio network, a position she has ...With board support gone, KBOO leader calls it quits
The Portland community station has new leadership at the top and on its board after a failed bid to revamp workplace practices.
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