Vegas PBS General Manager, Tom Axtell, announces his retirement. Vegas PBS announced today the upcoming retirement of General Manager, Tom Axtell, after over four decades in broadcasting with the last 26 years leading the public television organization. During his tenure at the station, Vegas PBS grew financially, added an array of new services, built […]
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And The Webby Goes To… The following Alexa skills and developers were selected as Webby Winners or voted Winners of the Webby People’s Voice Awards. Public Media took home 3 of the top 5 spots. NPR News Now by NPR News (Voice) Five minutes of NPR news, updated hourly. Includes video on compatible devices. The Voicebot […]
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Michael Smith will begin as the CMO beginning on April 6th. Smith brings more than 30 years of experience in entertainment brand marketing, content, digital and most recently served as SVP, GM Digital Channels for Scripps Networks, “Michael is a strategic thinker and an extremely creative media executive who has spent his career finding new […]
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The nonprofit organization supporting the PBS documentary series POV — announced that it is launching a fund designed to support the independent documentary community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will initially start with $100,000 and will provide rapid response grants of up to $500 to assist those in need with food, immediate health needs, and […]
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We just launched a Coronavirus / COVID-19 Resource Hub with a listing of resources for Stations. We’ve also aggregated examples of some of the amazing hubs stations have launched to serve their communities in this time of need.
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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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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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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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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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