Southern California Public Radio (Scpr) announced today that President and CEO Herb Scannell, 66, is retiring after a 40-year career in media. He has agreed to remain in his role until a successor is named. The board plans to immediately begin the search for a replacement.
“Herb has helped accomplish precisely what we hoped when he joined us four years ago,” said Drew Murphy, chair of the Board of Trustees of Scpr, “including building platforms to reach new audiences, aligning the organization to be more diverse in its staffing and its journalism, and creating a unified and more visible brand position in Los Angeles and the region. He has laid the foundation for the next era of contributions Scpr can make in the community as a reliable news source for everyone, even while managing effectively through the pandemic. Scpr is well positioned for the changing future we face that is fact-based...
“Herb has helped accomplish precisely what we hoped when he joined us four years ago,” said Drew Murphy, chair of the Board of Trustees of Scpr, “including building platforms to reach new audiences, aligning the organization to be more diverse in its staffing and its journalism, and creating a unified and more visible brand position in Los Angeles and the region. He has laid the foundation for the next era of contributions Scpr can make in the community as a reliable news source for everyone, even while managing effectively through the pandemic. Scpr is well positioned for the changing future we face that is fact-based...
- 9/13/2023
- Podnews.net
Southern California Public Radio president/CEO Herb Scannell has announced his plans to retire after four years at the organization, which operates Kpcc-fm (“LAist 89.3”), LAist.com and LAist Studios. Scannell, the Nickelodeon vet who later ran BBC Worldwide North America and Mitú, will remain in the role until a new successor is named.
The Scpr board has started a search for Scannell’s replacement. “Herb has helped accomplish precisely what we hoped when he joined us four years ago,” Drew Murphy, chair of the Board of Trustees of Scpr, said in a statement. Murphy said that included “building platforms to reach new audiences, aligning the organization to be more diverse in its staffing and its journalism, and creating a unified and more visible brand position in Los Angeles and the region. He has laid the foundation for the next era of contributions Scpr can make in the community as a reliable news source for everyone,...
The Scpr board has started a search for Scannell’s replacement. “Herb has helped accomplish precisely what we hoped when he joined us four years ago,” Drew Murphy, chair of the Board of Trustees of Scpr, said in a statement. Murphy said that included “building platforms to reach new audiences, aligning the organization to be more diverse in its staffing and its journalism, and creating a unified and more visible brand position in Los Angeles and the region. He has laid the foundation for the next era of contributions Scpr can make in the community as a reliable news source for everyone,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
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