PBS appointed a number of VPs, together with Adaora Udoji, who was employed as VP of programming and operations. She succeeds Sylvia Bugg, who was promoted to chief programming government final 12 months.
Udoji joins PBS Nov. 15. She most just lately labored as a company innovation government for RLab, a publicly funded digital and augmented actuality lab in New York City. She has additionally been a co-host for The Takeaway and was a journalist for CNN and ABC News.
Lori Brittain was promoted to VP of StudyingMedia, an academic service supplied by PBS.
Brittain joined PBS in 2008 as a senior grants supervisor. She has additionally been director of grants administration and senior director of technique and operations. She most just lately labored as interim head of training.
Udoji and Brittain will report back to Bugg.
Jonathan Perkes was named VP of distribution infrastructure and operations. He joined PBS in 2018 as senior director of engineering and media infrastructure. He most just lately labored as senior director of distribution, infrastructure and operations. Perkes will report back to Scott Nourse, SVP of product and innovation.
Maura McKinley-Tull grew to become VP of software program improvement and operations. McKinley-Tull joined PBS in 2014 as senior director of digital asset administration merchandise. She will report back to CTO Rhonda Holt.
David Holden was appointed VP of complete rewards and will proceed reporting to Mike Jacobson, SVP of human sources. In addition to main compensation and advantages, Holden will handle HR operations. He joined PBS in 2008 and most just lately labored as senior director of compensation and advantages.
In addition, the PBS Foundation promoted Tia Graham to VP of particular person giving. Graham, who joined PBS in 2013, most just lately labored as senior director of particular person giving and has additionally been director of present planning for NPR. She will report back to Executive Director Brian Reddington.
Tony Cavin joined NPR as managing editor of standards and practices.
Cavin has labored for CBS News since 1999 as a senior producer, deputy international editor and international editor. Cavin is at present appearing director of standards and practices and has additionally been a senior producer in Latin America for Reuters TV.
Cavin’s first day with NPR is Dec. 6, in line with a staff memo from SVP for information and editorial director Nancy Barnes.
Before working for Reuters, Cavin was a bureau supervisor for TV3 in Catalonia, Spain, and was a contract producer, reporter and fixer in Managua, Nicaragua. He is fluent in Spanish. “His expertise and language abilities make him significantly nicely suited to information NPR’s journalists on standards and practices,” Barnes stated within the memo.
TPT in St. Paul, Minn., introduced a number of government management modifications.
Christian Siebeneck was appointed CTO. Siebeneck most just lately labored as chief technologist for Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland. He has additionally held a number of government positions, together with CEO, for GreatWave Communications, an web service supplier.
Elizabeth Crippen Allen was promoted to chief income officer. Allen joined TPT in 2016 and most just lately labored as VP of income. She has additionally been senior managing director of partnerships.
And Daniel Bergin grew to become EP and managing director. He joined TPT in 1991 and has additionally been a senior producer and partnerships supervisor.
Content
Veronica de Souza joined New York Public Radio as director of digital information and viewers. Her first day will probably be Nov. 18. She most just lately labored as senior director of publishing for Vice and Refinery29. Before that, de Souza was director of viewers improvement for the Daily Beast, head of viewers and social for G/O Media and senior viewers improvement strategist for Gawker. She will report back to WNYC Editor-in-Chief Audrey Cooper, according to a staff memo.
Scott Kim rejoined Hawaii Public Radio as a information editor. Kim most just lately labored as a company communications supervisor for Hawaii Gas and as an account government for Becker Communications. Earlier in his profession, he was a information director for WJCT in Jacksonville, Fla., and a information reporter and host for WMFE in Orlando, Fla. He began his profession with Hawaii Public Radio in 1991 as a information director, reporter and host.
Angie Miles will host a new information program for VPM in Richmond, Va. VPM News Focal Point, a weekly program, debuts in early 2022. Miles is a literacy educator and founding father of Happy Reading, a nonprofit. She was additionally an anchor for CBS and NBC associates in Richmond.
Kori Suzuki was employed as a manufacturing assistant for Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and The COVID Tracking Project led by The Atlantic. Suzuki beforehand labored as an audio intern for The Washington Post and a manufacturing intern for The Water Main, produced by American Public Media.
Dave Mistich left his place as a reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting final month. Mistich is at present a short lived part-time affiliate producer for NPR. He joined WVPB in 2012, overlaying breaking information and state authorities affairs.
David Manilow, creator of the meals program Check, Please, which aired on WTTW in Chicago, will cowl eating places and cooks for Crain’s Chicago Business. Manilow will seem on the podcast Crain’s Daily Grist, in line with Robert Feder, who first reported on Manilow’s new job. Check, Please aired on WTTW for 19 seasons. The station announced the series’ end in August.
Florian Martin left his place as a reporter for Houston Public Media to affix the Houston Business Journal as an actual property reporter. Martin joined HPM in 2012 as a normal project reporter and most just lately labored as a enterprise reporter.
Fellowships
Wisconsin Public Radio employed two information fellows. Diane Bezucha joined the station as a Lee Ester News Fellow. Bezucha was an educator in California and New York City earlier than shifting careers to journalism. She held non permanent, freelance and intern roles for StoryCorps and has additionally been a contract journalist and photographer. Christine Hatfield grew to become a Second Century News Fellow. Hatfield beforehand labored as a reporter for WGLT in Normal, Ill.; WCBU in Peoria, Ill.; and Indiana Public Radio in Muncie.
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