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June 24, 2020
Lawsuit Challenges Firings At U.S. Agency For Global Media
One of the divisions under the U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA is suing the agency's new CEO MICHAEL PACK over the firing of its leadership. THE NEW YORK TIMES reports that the OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND, whose chief LIBBY LIU was among the executives fired … more »
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June 18, 2020
New CEO Fires Heads Of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Other Broadcasting Agencies
The new CEO of the U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, MICHAEL PACK, has fired the heads of RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, RADIO FREE ASIA, OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING, the MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORK, the OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND, and all current members … more »
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September 17, 2019
Cokie Roberts Dies At 75
COKIE ROBERTS, the longtime ABC NEWS correspondent and NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO commentator, passed away TODAY (9/17) of complications from breast cancer at 75. ROBERTS (whose full name was MARY MARTHA CORINNE MORRISON CLAIBORNE BOGGS), daughter of former … more »
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July 1, 2010
Senate Compromise Allows Confirmation Of Broadcasting Board Of Governors
The BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS, overseers of the VOICE OF AMERICA, is back at full strength after a compromise between Senate Democrats and holdout Sen. TOM COBURN (R-OK) paved the way for confirmation of several nominees. The WASHINGTON POST … more »
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May 4, 2010
Senate Committee Report Rips Radio And TV Marti
Senate Democrats criticized RADIO and TV MARTI in a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations majority report released MONDAY, proposing to move the stations from MIAMI to WASHINGTON and merge the OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING operation into the VOICE OF … more »
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August 31, 2006
Senate Panel Won't Act On Tomlinson's Remomination
The revelations in the State Department investigation report on BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS chief KENNETH TOMLINSON have led to the SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE deciding not to take action on TOMLINSON's renomination by President BUSH. … more »


