Current https://current.org/ For people in public media Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:22:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 128098136 Comings and goings: Janice Hui leaves ‘Frontline’ for ITVS, NETA appoints VP … https://current.org/2024/07/comings-and-goings-janice-hui-leaves-frontline-for-itvs-neta-appoints-vp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comings-and-goings-janice-hui-leaves-frontline-for-itvs-neta-appoints-vp https://current.org/2024/07/comings-and-goings-janice-hui-leaves-frontline-for-itvs-neta-appoints-vp/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:22:19 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7113038 Janice Hui was named COO for the Independent Television Service.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/07/comings-and-goings-janice-hui-leaves-frontline-for-itvs-neta-appoints-vp/feed/ 0 7113038 New York’s WNYC celebrates 100 years with on-air birthday party https://current.org/2024/07/new-yorks-wnyc-celebrates-100-years-with-on-air-birthday-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-yorks-wnyc-celebrates-100-years-with-on-air-birthday-party https://current.org/2024/07/new-yorks-wnyc-celebrates-100-years-with-on-air-birthday-party/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7107606 The July 8 event will include a reimagining of the station's first broadcast exactly 100 years earlier.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/07/new-yorks-wnyc-celebrates-100-years-with-on-air-birthday-party/feed/ 1 7107606 Sherrie Westin named CEO of Sesame Workshop https://current.org/2024/07/sherrie-westin-named-ceo-of-sesame-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sherrie-westin-named-ceo-of-sesame-workshop https://current.org/2024/07/sherrie-westin-named-ceo-of-sesame-workshop/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:10:48 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7107743 Westin is the first woman to be Sesame Workshop’s CEO since the organization was established in 1968.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/07/sherrie-westin-named-ceo-of-sesame-workshop/feed/ 0 7107743 To bring audiences back, make shows that people will go crazy for https://current.org/2024/07/to-bring-audiences-back-make-shows-that-people-will-go-crazy-for/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-bring-audiences-back-make-shows-that-people-will-go-crazy-for https://current.org/2024/07/to-bring-audiences-back-make-shows-that-people-will-go-crazy-for/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7103255 Letting go of fear and perfectionism empowers creative teams to take courageous leaps that turn viewers and listeners into fans.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/07/to-bring-audiences-back-make-shows-that-people-will-go-crazy-for/feed/ 0 7103255 ‘The Thistle & Shamrock’ will end Sept. 30 after 40-plus years https://current.org/2024/06/the-thistle-shamrock-will-end-sept-30-after-40-plus-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-thistle-shamrock-will-end-sept-30-after-40-plus-years https://current.org/2024/06/the-thistle-shamrock-will-end-sept-30-after-40-plus-years/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:42:11 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7103107 "The Thistle & Shamrock" airs on 237 NPR member stations, delving into new and traditional Celtic music through interviews with singers, songwriters and music experts.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/06/the-thistle-shamrock-will-end-sept-30-after-40-plus-years/feed/ 1 7103107 Comings and goings: NETA appoints COO, NPR hires deputy Washington editor … https://current.org/2024/06/comings-and-goings-neta-appoints-coo-npr-hires-deputy-washington-editor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comings-and-goings-neta-appoints-coo-npr-hires-deputy-washington-editor https://current.org/2024/06/comings-and-goings-neta-appoints-coo-npr-hires-deputy-washington-editor/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:42:33 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7102851 NETA named Timothy Eernisse COO and VP of education and growth.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/06/comings-and-goings-neta-appoints-coo-npr-hires-deputy-washington-editor/feed/ 0 7102851 Vox.com co-founder Melissa Bell will lead Chicago Public Media https://current.org/2024/06/vox-com-co-founder-melissa-bell-will-lead-chicago-public-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vox-com-co-founder-melissa-bell-will-lead-chicago-public-media https://current.org/2024/06/vox-com-co-founder-melissa-bell-will-lead-chicago-public-media/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:18:58 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7101250 Bell, who co-founded Vox.com in 2014 and became publisher of parent company Vox Media in 2016, will take the helm at CPM Sept. 3.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/06/vox-com-co-founder-melissa-bell-will-lead-chicago-public-media/feed/ 0 7101250 House subcommittee proposes zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27 https://current.org/2024/06/house-subcommittee-proposes-zeroing-out-pubmedia-funding-for-fy27/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-subcommittee-proposes-zeroing-out-pubmedia-funding-for-fy27 https://current.org/2024/06/house-subcommittee-proposes-zeroing-out-pubmedia-funding-for-fy27/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:29:07 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7100972 President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/06/house-subcommittee-proposes-zeroing-out-pubmedia-funding-for-fy27/feed/ 0 7100972 Public media’s fundraising outlook shows signs for hope amid challenges https://current.org/2024/06/public-medias-fundraising-outlook-shows-signs-for-hope-amid-challenges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-medias-fundraising-outlook-shows-signs-for-hope-amid-challenges https://current.org/2024/06/public-medias-fundraising-outlook-shows-signs-for-hope-amid-challenges/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:21:31 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7097631 Radio stations in particular struggled to grow donor rolls last year, according to a new Contributor Development Partnership report. But public media has a strong legacy of trust to build on.

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]]> https://current.org/2024/06/public-medias-fundraising-outlook-shows-signs-for-hope-amid-challenges/feed/ 0 7097631 Russell Morash, ‘This Old House’ creator and ‘Father of How-To’ programs that inspired millions, dies at 88 https://current.org/2024/06/russell-morash-this-old-house-creator-and-father-of-how-to-programs-that-inspired-millions-dies-at-88/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russell-morash-this-old-house-creator-and-father-of-how-to-programs-that-inspired-millions-dies-at-88 https://current.org/2024/06/russell-morash-this-old-house-creator-and-father-of-how-to-programs-that-inspired-millions-dies-at-88/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:42:40 +0000 https://current.org/?p=7096264 While Morash wasn’t always fond of the “Father of How-To” moniker, his track record of marquee programs like “This Old House” and “The Victory Garden” cemented his place as a media innovator.

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