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Safar Enhanced At The Current

January 29, 2019 kevincarter Minnesota Public Radio, The Current

• Minnesota Public Radio Triple A KCMP (The Current)/Minneapolis has promoted Music Director David Safar to the new role of Head of

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Willobee Craves Denver’s OpenAir

January 28, 2019 kevincarter Colorado Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio

• Willobee Carlan is packing for a big move from Reno to Denver as the newly named Program Director of OpenAir,

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Scannell Named Pres./CEO of SCPR

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 kevincarter KPCC, Southern California Public Radio

• Veteran media executive Herb Scannell, who successfully led Nickelodeon, Next New Networks, BBC Worldwide North America and Mitú, among other

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KQED’s $91 Million Fixer-Upper

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 kevincarter KQED

• The Board of Directors of KQED/San Francisco has approved a major two-year renovation project of the company’s headquarters at 2601

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NPR CEO Mohn Stepping Down In 2019

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 kevincarter NPR

• NPR‘s Chief Executive Officer Jarl Mohn announced Tuesday he would step aside in June 2019 at the end of his

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Current Expects Another Icy Reception

November 4, 2018 kevincarter Minnesota Public Radio

• Minnesota Public Radio’s 89.3 The Current/Minneapolis has been invited back to broadcast at the Iceland Airwaves Festival, a four-day music

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Sonkin Rocks @ Columbia Records

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 kevincarter Columbia Records

• Columbia Records is pleased to announce the appointment and promotion of Lisa Sonkin to Senior Vice President of Rock Formats

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KQED Names New President

October 17, 2018 kevincarter KQED, NPR

• KQED, the public media organization serving Northern California, announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer John Boland (left) will

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KQED Executive Action

October 10, 2018 kevincarter KQED, NPR

• After 28 years with KQED/San Francisco, VP/GM Jo Anne Wallace announced her retirement, effective in late November. Wallace’s lengthy radio career started

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WMSC Celebrates College Radio Day

October 4, 2018October 3, 2018 kevincarter WMSC

• WMSC-FM, Montclair State University’s awesome campus radio station, announced its 30-hour marathon of live programming in honor of College