Delaware Public Media marks 10th anniversary of station as radio veteran Booker comes on board as general manager – Delaware Business Now

Delaware Public Media marked 10 years since its streaming information service launched  WDDE-FM. The general public station additionally introduced that native  radio govt  Julian “Pete” Booker will turn into basic supervisor beginning Sept. 6.

DPM president Jane C.W. Vincent will retire from her place and can give attention to growth.

“We’re thrilled to be celebrating a decade as a vital, trusted supply for Delaware information, and we’re deeply grateful to the listeners, companions, donors, and program sponsors who’ve helped us attain this milestone,” mentioned Randy Farmer, DPM board chair. “And we couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about our future, particularly now that our crew consists of the unparalleled mixture of Pete Booker as basic supervisor and Tom Byrne, Delaware’s dean of broadcast journalism, as information director. The board presents our because of Jane Vincent for her work the previous 5 years, and we’re delighted that she stays dedicated to DPM.”

Booker, whose radio profession dates to 1969, spent 33 years at Delmarva Broadcasting Firm, the place he was president and CEO from 1993 till his retirement in 2015. Byrne, who has greater than 30 years of expertise as a Delaware broadcast journalist, has been DPM’s information director since its founding.

“As different native information shops shrink or disappear altogether, Delaware Public Media offers a important service as the necessity for domestically targeted, goal journalism is rising,” Booker mentioned. “I’m trying ahead to leveraging our previous success into future development.”

Based in 2009 as a live-streamed information service, DPM acquired a radio license and, in partnership with the College of Delaware and Delaware State College, started broadcasting over 91.1 FM WDDE from studios on DSU’s Dover campus on August 17, 2012.

DPM’s programming, which blends content material produced by NPR and different noncommercial media shops with First State-specific information, options, and commentary, can be accessible 24/7 through delawarepublic.org.