Stanton Leaves SCPR; Sill Promoted

Executive Editor Melanie Sill is the new vice president for content at Southern California Public Radio, replacing Russ Stanton. He leaves at the end of the month for a position in the private sector.

Before Sill joined SCPR, she served as editor of the Sacramento Bee and the Raleigh, N.C., News-Observer.

The Los Angeles Times reports:

"The management change comes shortly after KPCC told listeners it faces a substantial funding gap. In April, SCPR President Bill Davis urged more listeners to start donating to the station. Davis said the station had been hurt by the spate of credit card security breaches during the Christmas shopping season, which resulted in lapsed donations after recurring donors canceled their credit cards and didn’t give the radio station updated payment information."

The newspaper adds:

"The station also has faced significant change in recent months, amid the naming of SCPR's chairman, Jarl Mohn, to become president and chief executive of National Public Radio. Mohn has been a key donor and fundraiser for KPCC, whose gifts went toward building the $24.5-million Mohn Broadcast Center, which enabled the station to move out of cramped studios at Pasadena City College."