Sylvia Bugg, PBS Programming Chief, Dies at 55

PBS CEO Paula Kerger announced that Sylvia Bugg, the network's Chief Programming Executive and General Manager for General Audience Programming, has died unexpectedly at age 55. Bugg maintained an extensive career within public broadcasting and previously worked at Discovery Communications. While the news was shared on Sunday, Kerger did not provide a specific cause of death or further details regarding the passing of the longtime nonfiction TV executive who served the organization for several decades.