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Current serves as a nonprofit news source dedicated to covering public media in the United States. It offers daily online updates and publishes 16 print issues each year, as was the case in 2016. Our readership includes individuals engaged in public media, such as employees of radio and TV stations, network staff, independent producers, local volunteers, board members, and policymakers at both state and national levels. Additionally, we attract online readers who have a general interest in public media, even if they aren't directly involved in the industry.

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Comings and goings: Rhode Island public media group hires chief revenue officer, Baltimore Public Media names chief of content …

1 week ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

Richard Popovic was named chief revenue officer at Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio, which merged last year. Popovic most recently worked as executive director of the Catholic Foundation of Rhode Island. He’s also been associate dean of development at the University of Rhode Island Foundation’s college of pharmacy, where he led a $9.5 million fundraising campaign.
APTS responds to report of proposed rescission to CPB funding

1 week ago | current.org | Austin Fuller

America’s Public Television Stations is urging Congress to reject any rescission of public media’s federal funding after reports of a White House plan to do so surfaced Monday. The New York Post first reported on a Trump administration pitch for Congress to “clawback” $1.1 billion appropriated to CPB. The New York Times also reported that figure, saying it would total about two years of CPB funding and noting that the proposal excluded about $100 million for emergency communications.
DOGE restructuring of NEH hits documentary and archival projects

1 week ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

A forthcoming docuseries on the criminal justice system and three American Masters films are among the public media projects targeted by cuts to National Endowment for the Humanities grants programs, according to a database that compiled grants designated for cancellation by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.
CPB promotes Kathy Merritt to COO, appoints additional EVPs

1 week ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

CPB promoted several executives to EVP positions Friday. Kathy Merritt was named EVP and COO and takes over the positions held by Michael Levy, who resigned April 4 because he is recovering from surgery. In addition, Debra Sanchez was named EVP of government and external affairs and acting corporate secretary. She succeeds Teresa Safon, SVP, corporate secretary and chief of staff. Safon has worked for the corporation since 1999.
CPB COO Michael Levy resigns

1 week ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

Michael Levy, EVP and COO for CPB, resigned from his positions Friday. “I regretted having to do it,” Levy said in a statement emailed to Current. “I had recent orthopedic surgery and I need to devote more time to my recovery. CPB has a strong team and I will be working closely with them (and CEO Pat Harrison) as a consultant.”News of Levy’s departure was first reported by the Boston Globe. Levy joined CPB in 2005 as VP of corporate and public affairs.
Comings and goings: NPR names ‘Weekend Edition’ EP, NYPR hires COO/CFO …

2 weeks ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

Evie Stone was named EP of NPR’s Weekend Edition and Up First Saturday. Stone started working for NPR in 2002 as an elections intern covering the midterms. She’s also been senior supervising editor and supervising editor of Weekend Edition and a producer for the National Desk, the Washington Desk and All Things Considered. “I am honored to lead this remarkable team of journalists,” Stone said in a news release.
CPB COO Michael Levy retires

2 weeks ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

Michael Levy, EVP and COO for CPB, resigned from his positions Friday. “I regretted having to do it,” Levy said in a statement emailed to Current. “I had recent orthopedic surgery and I need to devote more time to my recovery. CPB has a strong team and I will be working closely with them (and CEO Pat Harrison) as a consultant.”News of Levy’s departure was first reported by the Boston Globe. Levy joined CPB in 2005 as VP of corporate and public affairs.
Karen Everhart named Current interim executive director

2 weeks ago | current.org | Mike Janssen

Karen Everhart has been named interim executive director of Current, effective April 4, following a leadership transition. Everhart is Current’s managing editor, a role she has held since 2012, when she helped lead the newsroom’s strategic redirection to digital-first publishing. She assumes the interim role following the departure of former Executive Director Julie Drizin. Before becoming managing editor, Everhart was a senior editor for Current.
Kenya Young named Louisville Public Media CEO

2 weeks ago | current.org | Austin Fuller

Louisville Public Media has named Kenya Young its next president and CEO. Young, who will begin May 19, joins LPM after former CEO and President Stephen George left the organization to join the American Journalism Project in January as head of emerging markets. Young is currently a senior VP at New York Public Radio, where she oversees a portfolio of national radio shows, podcasts, broadcast operations, live events and audience development, a news release said.
What's next for engagement in public media? Beyond America Amplified

2 weeks ago | current.org | Alisa Barba |Mike Janssen

Public media has always been a different beast than its cousins in the commercial broadcast media world. True to the mandate articulated in the 1967 Public Broadcasting Act, public media stations have long answered the call to “address national concerns and solve local problems.” Whether in the form of a local public affairs call-in show, a town hall event or a deeply researched local voter guide, public media have been uniquely responsive to the communities they serve for decades.