Ethan Lindsey Named KQED’s First Managing Editor for News

Lindsey joins KQED from WBUR in Boston.

KQED announced today that Ethan Lindsey has been named managing editor for news. In this newly-created KQED News position, Ethan will help continue the public media organization’s transition to a 21st-century newsroom and further deepen KQED’s commitment to regional news, especially on digital platforms..

Ethan comes to KQED from the WBUR and NPR newsmagazine Here & Now, in Boston, where he was the show’s senior managing editor. Previously, he was senior digital editor and interim managing editor for the public radio show Marketplace. In 2009, Ethan won a Peabody Award for his work as a correspondent for Oregon Public Broadcasting.

“We hit the trifecta with Ethan,” says Holly Kernan, KQED executive editor for news. “He brings digital savvy, broadcast expertise and deep management experience to KQED News.”

Notes Ethan, “KQED is one of the giants of public media, and I can’t wait to help the organization further its reach as a beacon of journalism in the Bay Area and beyond, both online and on air. I am most excited about the mandate to help KQED explore new outlets for its journalism, as well as deepening its digital, video and data coverage.”

Ethan is also excited to return to California, where his wife is a doctoral candidate at UCLA. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 2000, and is a die-hard Cal fan, so he’ll now be able to drag his family to Cal football and men’s and women’s basketball games for years to come.

ABOUT KQED

KQED serves the people of Northern California with a public-supported alternative to commercial media. Home to one of the most listened-to public radio stations in the nation, one of the highest-rated public television services and an award-winning education program, and as a leader and innovator in interactive technology, KQED takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration — exposing them to new people, places and ideas.

As other news organizations have shrunk, KQED has expanded its efforts to cover the issues and events that are important to the Bay Area. As the most trusted source of news in the Bay Area, KQED is a multiplatform operation with offices and bureaus in San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Fresno and Los Angeles. Stories from all KQED news programs are featured online at KQEDnews.org.