Tag: WXXI
WXXI names World executive Chris Hastings as next CEO
GBH appointed Nina Chaudry of "Frontline" to succeed him as EP.Bill Pearce, public broadcasting ‘pioneer’ who built WXXI, dies at 95
His involvement in TV productions included a series of interviews with U.S. presidents.WXXI to take over local alt-weekly
Station President Norm Silverstein said the deal “helps WXXI to better serve our community."Small, midsize stations make progress with major-donor fundraising
Small and midsize stations must be especially creative in developing ways to engage and grow their pools of major donors.‘Big Footprint’ journalism coming from CPB-backed collaboration
Three joint licensees will share $500,000.Outdated lighting equipment leads to $2M WXXI donation
The donation tops off a five-year capital campaign that surpassed a $17 million goal.Three Great Lakes stations form reporting partnership
The collaboration will cover health and the economic importance of the Great Lakes to the region.With Yellr app, WXXI seeks to engage new audiences — and help other news outlets ...
The app’s developers are looking for partners to demonstrate its potential.Plane crash claims lives of two WXXI board members, major donors
Two major donors and board members of Rochester, N.Y., dual licensee WXXI died Sept. 5 after their plane crashed in the ocean ...Joy Parker, WXXI station relations and web coordinator, dies at 43
Joy Parker, a station relations and web coordinator for WXXI in Rochester, N.Y., died July 12 after a years-long battle with ALS. She ...Five New York pubcasters team up for CPB-backed regional newsroom
Five public media stations in New York will create a regional newsroom with a $375,000 grant from CPB, announced today. The two-year backing will support ...Wednesday roundup: PBS ombuds criticizes network’s treatment of Current; Poynter looks toward reinvention
Plus: A WXXI totebag tweets, and a Network Operations Center opens in Florida.WXXI’s web-first series on sculpture project captures drama of artistic process
In a first for the station, Rochester’s WXXI has premiered a series on the Web, following sculptor Albert Paley as he creates ...WXXI ends 54-year run of Assignment: The World due to lack of funding
Assignment: The World, the longest-running social-studies instructional TV program in the country, broadcast its last episode May 23. WXXI in Rochester, N.Y., which produced ...WXXI broadens reach in seven-year partnership with commercial FM
WXXI and WDKX in Rochester, N.Y., are very different stations serving very different audiences — and that’s a big reason that their ...
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