JODY EVENS PICKED TO LEAD THE PRPD

The Public Radio Program Directors Association (PRPD) has named Jody Evans its next President and Chief Executive Officer.  She will step into the President and CEO position on January 1, 2015, succeeding Arthur Cohen who is retiring after eight years at the PRPD helm and a decades- long career in public broadcasting.

Jody Evans New President & CEO PRPD	Arthur Cohen retiring CEO presenting Craig Oliver (first CEO of PRPD) at the 2015 Public Radio Programming Conference

Evans is currently GM of WCQS-FM in Asheville, North Carolina.  Prior to WCQS, she was in charge of programming at Vermont Public Radio and KUT.