KERA's retiring President/CEO Mary Anne Alhadeff had hardly picked up her Obelisk Lifetime Achievement Award and cleaned out her desk when her successor was named — Kansas City NPR member station KCUR's General Manager Nico Leone, who has made a name for"expanding newsroom resources and promoting collaborative journalism." According to KERA, "Leone, 43, says he took … [Read more...] about Kansas City KCUR’s Nico Leone To Take The Helm For KERA’s Retiring Mary Anne Alhadeff
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“Dean Of Moderators” Jim Lehrer Addresses The Past And Present State Of Journalism At VNA’s Legends And Leaders Luncheon
Despite the do-si-do dance of vehicles vying for entry to the Hilton Anatole on Friday, April 14, around noontime, things were hustling inside the hotel complex. In the Chantilly Ballroom, Amal Clooney was packing the stiletto crowd in for the New Friends New Life Wings Luncheon. At the opposite end of the building, a large group of hotel guests checked in early for their … [Read more...] about “Dean Of Moderators” Jim Lehrer Addresses The Past And Present State Of Journalism At VNA’s Legends And Leaders Luncheon
Despite A Couple of Big Regrets, KERA Celebrated Its 50th Anniversary With Stellar Crowd And Raised $1M
Leave it to the KERA folks. They arranged a 50th anniversary at the Wyly last Tuesday with a stellar collection of personalities from PBS's past and present, no commercials and just a couple of nudges about the need for support. Honorees were to be the late Ralph Rogers, who had pioneered the frontier days of PBS and KERA, and Bob Wilson, who had been KERA's first president. … [Read more...] about Despite A Couple of Big Regrets, KERA Celebrated Its 50th Anniversary With Stellar Crowd And Raised $1M
Share-A-Date: KERA’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, November 29, 2011: Was it really 50 years ago that KERA went on air pioneering the type of programming that's the mainstay of today's Discovery Channel, History Channel and so many others? It was indeed a time when black-and-white TV was being replaced by its colorful cousin with the help of such shows as "Bonanza." It was a time when Eddie Barker at KRLD-CH. 4 was … [Read more...] about Share-A-Date: KERA’s 50th Anniversary Celebration