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Herb Scannell SCPR

Former mitú and Nickelodeon exec Herb Scannell to lead KPCC radio

January 24, 2019 by Veronica Villafañe

Herb Scannell, most recently CEO of Latino digital media company mitú, has been named President and CEO of Southern California Public Radio, in charge of leading KPCC and news website LAist.

The longtime television and digital media exec, who exited mitú last year in the midst of company-wide restructuring and layoffs, will start his new role in February, succeeding founding SCPR president and CEO Bill Davis, who announced his retirement last June.

According to SCPR, more than 50% of its journalists are people of color and its broadcast audience has grown to be one of the most diverse in public media. One in five KPCC listeners is Latino. That growth is attributed, in part, to a $6 million grant from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting awarded to KPCC to boost diversity and which resulted in the hiring of radio host A. Martinez.

Scannell, whose mother is Puerto Rican, says he’s committed to continuing to invest in diversity.

More details on Forbes.

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Herb Scannell, KPCC

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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