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57 Candles On WMSC’s Cake

April 16, 2024 kevincarter WMSC

• Sending our best wishes to the hardworking crew at Montclair State University’s award-winning student-run radio station, 90.3 WMSC/Montclair, NJ,

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Chicago Public Media Announces Layoffs

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 kevincarter Chicago Public Media, Vocalo, WBEZ

• Chicago Public Media (CPM), the parent company of NPR affiliate WBEZ/Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times announced the layoff of

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Pinfield Takes PM Drive At 88.5, The SoCal Sound

March 28, 2024April 1, 2024 kevincarter 88.5

• Veteran radio and television host Matt Pinfield is joining non-comm Triple A 88.5-FM (The SoCal Sound)/Los Angeles, as the

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WBUR Offers Buyouts To Cut Budget

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 kevincarter WBUR

• Boston NPR affiliate WBUR 90.9 announced employee buyouts Tuesday in an effort to close a multimillion-dollar budget deficit and

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McCormick Awarded Middays At The Current

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 kevincarter KCMP, The Current

• Minneapolis Public Radio Triple A KCMP (The Current)/Minneapolis-St. Paul promotes from within and elevates Zach McCormick from overnights/fill-in to

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New Era For Radio Milwaukee

March 12, 2024 kevincarter 88Nine, HYFIN, Radio Milwaukee

• Radio Milwaukee announces some new programming features, beginning Sunday, March 17, including an expanded partnership with NPR Music to

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WYPR & WTMD Officially Related

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 kevincarter WTMD, WYPR

• Baltimore Public Media (BPM) proudly announced its official launch on Monday, formally uniting NPR affiliate 88.1 WYPR/Baltimore and Triple

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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