A broadcast industry veteran has been named to lead Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The Mississippi Authority for Educational Television's Board of Directors named Royal Aills to lead the agency after a national search to replace Ronnie Agnew, who left MPB in December 2021 to become general manager for WOSU a public media station in Columbus, Ohio.
Royal Aills, a broadcasting industry veteran, has been named the executive director of Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Aills replaces Ronnie Agnew, who left in December 2021.
Roth, a seasoned journalist, will coordinate the journalistic work of Ohio’s network of public radio newsrooms to cover the many “news deserts” in the state.