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CPB Names Slavitt SVP/General Counsel

February 26, 2024 kevincarter CPB

• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Evan Slavitt as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective March

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WAMU/Washington Shutters DCist

February 23, 2024February 26, 2024 kevincarter DCist, WAMU

• American University’s NPR affiliate WAMU/Washington has shut down its local news site DCist.com on Friday morning, immediately following an

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Radio Personality Killed In KC Shooting

February 14, 2024February 15, 2024 kevincarter KKFI

• America has been rocked, yet again, by a round of senseless gun violence. Yesterday’s shooting in Kansas City after

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‘Uniting People Under A Groove’

January 31, 2024 kevincarter Vinylthon

• Truer words were never spoken… across America and around the world, over 150 radio stations are preparing to celebrate

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WXPN Announces Programming Changes

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 kevincarter WXPN

• WXPN/Philadelphia, the member-supported, public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, announced several programming changes, starting with the launch

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Román Running Daily & Digital At NEPM

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 kevincarter New England Public Media

• New England Public Media (NEPM) has promoted Elizabeth Román to Managing Editor — Daily and Digital News. Her evolving

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WAMU Goes Looking For Tribble

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 kevincarter WAMU

• American University’s WAMU 88.5 FM/Washington has named Michael Tribble as Chief Content Officer, taking over content operations of the

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NPR Names Maher As Pres. & CEO

January 24, 2024January 25, 2024 kevincarter NPR

• The board of directors of NPR announced that it has selected Katherine Maher as its next President and Chief

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‘Michigan Radio’ Now ‘Michigan Public’

January 14, 2024 kevincarter Michigan Public

• Michigan Radio, the state’s largest NPR news outlet, has rebranded as Michigan Public, effective Jan. 10. According to the

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Remembering Ruth Seymour

December 23, 2023January 20, 2024 kevincarter KCRW, KFPK

• Ruth Seymour, a pioneering figure in public radio who was instrumental in transforming KCRW/Santa Monica from a small college