this column's list<\/a> of the most powerful women in Chicago journalism.<\/p>\n\u201cLocal journalism is more critical than ever for strengthening communities and creating a more informed, engaged public,\" she said at the time. \"We play an important role in Chicago for bringing trusted, unbiased news and information to our community, and I\u2019m honored and grateful to be a part of this organization at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
A transition committee of the Chicago Public Media board will begin efforts to designate an interim and permanent CEO, according to board chairman Bryan Traubert.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we hate to see Goli leave, we are pleased that her talent and skills will remain in the public radio system,\u201d Traubert said in a statement. \u201cThe board has complete confidence in the foundation and leadership team Goli has built, and we anticipate a smooth period of transition.<\/p>\n
\"Whether they access us over the air, through podcasts or digitally, our audience members can rest assured that WBEZ will continue to play an important role in Chicago for bringing trusted, unbiased news and information to our community and our CPM system will remain strong and vibrant.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, WBEZ ranked 19th overall with a 2.7 percent audience share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The most powerful woman in Chicago journalism is leaving town after five years for a new job in New York. In a surprise announcement today, Goli Sheikholeslami said she was resigning as president and chief executive officer of Chicago Public Media, the nonprofit parent company of NPR news\/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM and urban alternative Vocalo. She... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22671"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22676,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22671\/revisions\/22676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}