News Summary:
WLRN News received funding on September 23, 2026, as part of a $760,000 award from Press Forward South Florida, an initiative supporting local journalism for more than a dozen newsrooms. Earlier on September 14, WLRN, an NPR member station, announced a strategic content-sharing partnership with State Affairs, a nonpartisan media and technology company specializing in statehouse news and policy reporting, which included content from the "Between the Lines with Dara Kam" podcast. Also on September 14, WLRN Public Media appointed Tom Hudson as its chief executive officer after a nationwide search, making permanent the interim leadership role he had held and providing the organization with a permanent chief executive possessing extensive internal experience. Previously, on September 10, WLRN announced it would host its inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit on September 23, 2026, bringing together business, government, and community leaders to examine South Florida's economic future. The summit, presented by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, was set to feature Florida's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees, David Jolly and Byron Donalds.
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