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GBH layoffs hit 45 staffers less than a month after World cuts

3 days ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

GBH in Boston announced Monday that it laid off 45 employees, or 6% of its workforce, attributing the cuts to revenue concerns. A station spokesperson confirmed that the layoffs affect multiple departments at GBH, which has around 750 workers and is the largest national producer in public media with a portfolio including Frontline, Nova, American Experience and children’s shows.
PBS, Lakeland PBS sue over Trump’s executive order

1 week ago | current.org | Austin Fuller

PBS and Minnesota’s Lakeland PBS are suing to halt President Trump’s executive order aiming to prevent federal funding from going to PBS and NPR. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, follows a separate lawsuit from NPR and three Colorado public radio stations that was filed Tuesday.
Comings and goings: NPR appoints National Desk chief editor, Nebraska Public Media hires CTO …

1 week ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

NPR promoted Catherine Laidlaw to chief editor of its National Desk. Laidlaw was named acting chief editor in January and previously worked as deputy national editor. She succeeds Ammad Omar, who had held the chief national editor position since July 2022. Laidlaw has also worked for NPR as supervising editor of Morning Edition. She was also an editor for the San Diego Union-Tribune, the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Industry Standard.
IndiJ Public Media names Katie Oyan CEO

1 week ago | current.org | Austin Fuller

IndiJ Public Media has named Associated PressDeputy Director of Local News Success Katie Oyan its new CEO, president and chief editorial officer. Oyan, who starts June 23, replaces Karen Lincoln Michel, who is stepping down as CEO after being at the helm since 2020, according to a news release. “When I started a succession plan more than two years ago, I had hoped to hand the torch to an emerging leader with strong Indigenous values,” Michel said in the release.
NPR, stations sue over executive order targeting network funding

1 week ago | current.org | Austin Fuller

NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing to stop President Trump’s executive order that aims to keep federal funding from going to the network and PBS. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that the order violates the First Amendment and the Public Broadcasting Act.
Influential radio producer Larry Massett dies at 80

1 week ago | current.org | Art Silverman |Mike Janssen

Larry Massett, a producer whose imaginative work left a lasting imprint on public radio, died in his sleep April 23 in Savannah, Ga.‬ He was 80. Massett’s musical background infused his work with a sensibility few could replicate. He earned a reputation for surprise and delight in the public radio community. An accomplished, conservatory-trained pianist and composer, his work incorporated music, humor and sound elements that transformed his stories into sonic adventures‬.
Commissioners select interim Arkansas PBS director

2 weeks ago | current.org | Antoinette Grajeda |Mike Janssen

This article was first published by the Arkansas Advocate and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. The Arkansas PBS Commission named Sajni Kumpuris as the public television network’s interim director during a special meeting Tuesday. Kumpuris, who currently serves as Arkansas PBS’ education director and production director, will assume her new role Monday. She replaces Courtney Pledger. The public media network announced in April that Pledger would leave her position in May.
‘We can't dally’: How lay leaders are advocating for pubmedia amid federal funding threats - Current

2 weeks ago | current.org | Austin Fuller

As public media faces threats to its federal funding, lay leaders have been engaged in advocacy, including meeting with their congressional representatives. Among them are Garrett King, board president of Friends of OETA in Oklahoma, and Diane Tilstra, president of the KBTC PBS Association in Tacoma, Wash. King is also a trustee for America’s Public Television Stations and chair of its legislative policy and advocacy committee.
Comings and goings: OPB appoints a VP, Vermont Public hires two music hosts …

2 weeks ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

Shayna Schlosberg was promoted to VP of community connections for Oregon Public Broadcasting. Schlosberg joined the state network in 2022 as equity leader after working as director of strategy and operations for Women of Color in the Arts. She previously was managing director for the Catastrophic Theatre and associate GM for Alley Theatre, both in Houston. “From the moment I started at OPB, Shayna impressed me with her empathy, smarts and advocacy for our people and our values.
Nashville Public Radio hires Holly Kernan as CEO - Current

2 weeks ago | current.org | Tyler Falk

Holly Kernan will take over as CEO of Nashville Public Radio, the station announced Tuesday. She succeeds Steve Swenson, who is retiring. “I’m thrilled to help shepherd this next phase of community service and to embrace my new home in Nashville,” she said in the announcement. Kernan was most recently chief content officer at KQED in San Francisco. She joined the organization in 2014 as executive editor of news. Kernan also worked for more than a decade as news director at KALW in San Francisco.