Media Moves | 2026-10-14

This week’s personnel updates span national television news, public-media leadership and narrative audio. The reporting below draws on three different publishers, including a direct station announcement.

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Media Moves | 2026-10-14

1. Gustavo Serrano named executive editor at Spectrum News

Media Moves reported on October 12 that Gustavo Serrano was named executive editor at Spectrum News. Based in New York, his remit includes enterprise reporting, special projects and major-event coverage, working with local newsrooms and Spectrum News+. He most recently worked as a senior producer at CBS News. The appointment describes an editorial leadership role rather than a new general-purpose pitching address.

**Why it matters:** This is relevant to enterprise and major-event story planning. Match a pitch to an identified newsroom and reporting need rather than assuming an executive editor handles every submission.

[Source: Media Moves](https://www.mediamoves.com/2026/10/gustavo-serrano-named-executive-editor-at-spectrum-news.html)

2. Angie Carr appointed incoming general manager of Vegas PBS

Vegas PBS announced that Angie Carr will begin as general manager on January 4, 2027. The station’s October 9 announcement, updated October 12, identifies her current role as vice president and chief impact officer at Nine PBS in St. Louis. John Turner will continue as interim general manager through the transition. Carr’s appointment is a future leadership change, not evidence that she already holds the Vegas PBS role.

**Why it matters:** Public-media partnership planning should account for the transition date. Education and community engagement may be relevant context, while editorial and partnership decisions retain their own channels.

[Source: Vegas PBS](https://www.vegaspbs.org/blogs/station-news/welcome-angie-carr-our-next-general-manager/)

3. Ben Calhoun returns to This American Life

Current reported on October 14 that Ben Calhoun returned to This American Life as an editor and producer after serving as executive producer of The Daily at The New York Times. The report cites his own explanation of a desire to return to reporting, producing, writing and editing. His return concerns a particular audio role; it does not establish a new open commissioning policy.

**Why it matters:** Narrative audio requires a developed story, characters and reporting access. A personnel change alone does not turn a product announcement into a suitable feature.

[Source: Current](https://current.org/2026/10/comings-and-goings-npr-editor-steps-down-ben-calhoun-returns-to-tal/)