Sylvia Strobel has been named the new President and CEO of Twin Cities PBS (TPT). Strobel will be replacing Jim Pagliarini, who announced his retirement in 2018 after putting in more than 20 years. Strobel has more than 25 years of public media experience including previous work at TPT in the 1990s, AMPG and most […]
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About Chicago Public Media Chicago Public Media is one of the largest and most respected public media organizations in the country. We have a legacy of innovation having launched such iconic shows as This American Life, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me…, Nerdette, Making Oprah, Making Obama and the ground-breaking podcast Serial. With a reputation for […]
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After 36 years at the KTEP, Pat Piotrowski, general manager has decided to retire at the end of the year. Piotrowski started at UTEP in 1981 as a broadcast production major and over the years moved up and eventually became the interim general manager in spring 1999. The University promoted him to the permanent GM […]
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As of Nov 2019, Noelle LaCharite is NPR’s VP of Digital Technology. Her background includes founding the AI Leadership Institute in 2015, an organization that empowers and inspires organizations globally to begin thinking more deeply about AI offering executive workshops for defining AI Strategy, Creating an AI-Ready Culture, and more. Prior to that, she founded […]
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On November 1st, 2019, Noelle LaCharite will join NPR as their VP of Digital Technology. Her background includes founding the AI Leadership Institute, founding other organizations like VoiceSkills Inc and Lady Coders. She also held program management roles at Microsoft, Red Hat, IBM and worked at Amazon in various roles within their Web Services and Alexa […]
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PBS and the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) have announced a partnership to promote media literacy with Media Literacy Week. This educational week will occur from October 21, 2019, through October 25, 2019, to promote the inclusion of media literacy in pre-K-12 education across the United States. As the media landscape becomes more […]
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Apply Now! This American Life Executive Editor This American Life is looking for an Executive Editor to oversee the editorial operations of the program and lead the editorial vision for the show, in collaboration with the show’s Host/Executive Producer Ira Glass. About the job: The Executive Editor is responsible for thinking about the big picture of what This […]
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Christopher Arnold has been named the new COO of Fred Rogers Productions, the Pittsburgh-based children’s entertainment non-profit. Perhaps best known for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the production company, founded by Fred Rogers, has continued to produce smash-hit, educational, and entertaining children’s content since its founding in 1971. Their line up includes Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad, and Peg […]
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This year, unfortunately, Alaska joined the list of states failing to fund their public radio stations. With a veto from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Alaska public radio stations saw their budgets slashed. All of the $2.7 Million previously allotted to public media and broadcasting was removed from the FY-2020 state budget. State funding previous made up […]
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Courtney Pledger is the executive director of the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) and an elected professional director on the PBS Board. She joined AETN in 2017 as CEO and executive director and was elected to the PBS Board at the start of FY-2020 to serve a three-year term. In her time at AETN, Pledger […]
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