José A. Fajardo, longtime public media executive who led HPR, dies at 61
José A. Fajardo led the statewide public radio organization for eight years, working to ensure its financial future as a debt-free operation and expanding its programming over the airwaves and online.
Jose A Fajardo left due to ALS complications according to the obit. Also the obit describes his time with the Statewide Public Radio member network.
José A. Fajardo, the president and general manager of Hawaiʻi Public Radio from 2016 until earlier this year, has died at his home in Honolulu of complications from ALS. He was 61.
Fajardo guided the statewide public media organization through programming and staffing expansions, a global pandemic and industry-wide financial turbulence. Upon his retirement in July 2024, HPR remained debt-free and financially sound with $4 million in reserves and a $7 million endowment fund.