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KPCC/Pasadena Rebranding As LAist 89.3

January 31, 2023 kevincarter KPCC, LAist

• Southern California Public Radio announced that it will align all of the organization’s award-winning local news and information resources

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WAMU Names Kearns As COO

January 27, 2023 kevincarter WAMU

• American University’s WAMU/Washington has named Kara Kearns as its new Chief Operating Officer. Kearns was most recently Director of

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Preston Named CEO Of KMFA/Austin

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 kevincarter KMFA

• Capitol Broadcasting Association non-profit, listener-supported Classical KMFA 89.5/Austin has appointed George Preston as Chief Executive Officer, effective at the

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Ken West Comes Home To WERS

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 kevincarter WERS

• Longtime Boston programmer Ken West has returned to his alma mater, Emerson College, in the newly created position of

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Stewart Joins The Current As APD

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 kevincarter The Current

• UPDATED: Minnesota Public Radio Triple A KCMP (The Current)/Minneapolis-St. Paul announces the hire of format veteran Kendall Stewart as

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MPR Bolsters Board Of Trustees With Thao-Urabe

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 kevincarter Minnesota Public Radio

• Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is pleased to announce the election of Bo Thao-Urabe to its Board of Trustees. Thao-Urabe

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Indie 102.3/Denver Inks Meyers For Mornings

December 28, 2022 kevincarter Indie 102.3

• Colorado Public Radio announced the hire of Dana Meyers as the new morning host on Triple A KVOQ (Indie

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PRPD Board Adds Aguilar & Kimball

December 15, 2022 kevincarter PRPD

• The Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh-based PRPD (Public Radio Program Directors Association) announced the election of two new

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Rongey Rightly Returns To WRR/Dallas

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 kevincarter KERA, WRR-FM

• KERA, the not-for-profit public media organization serving North Texas through KERA-TV, 90.1 KERA News, Triple A KXT 91.7, and,

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NPR Names Marrapodi VP/News Programming

November 30, 2022 kevincarter NPR

• NPR is pleased to announce that after a comprehensive internal and external search, Eric Marrapodi has been named as