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Carl ‘Butch’ Antolini named CEO of West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Antolini became interim executive director last year.
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Antolini became interim executive director last year.
The board did not disclose why it fired former executive director Chuck Roberts.
The program has grown to 30 participating libraries since 2014, with an additional 10 launching this year through West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Three public broadcasters and the nonprofit newsroom Mississippi Today will host reporters from the program’s inaugural class.
The West Virginia network estimates it will save $100,000 annually with the shutdown.
Public media encouraged Joni Deutsch’s evolving musical appetite with indie and alternative bands and little-heard sounds.
After a roller-coaster ride to preserve state funding for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Executive Director Scott Finn reflects on what he learned from the crisis.
WVPB’s state funding was reduced by more than 20 percent.
The bill, enacted without Gov. Justice’s signature, reduced the state network’s annual subsidy by about $1 million.