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WQED Multimedia President/CEO Deborah Acklin has announced she is stepping down following a diagnosis of non-smoker's lung cancer. Acklin has led the Pittsburgh PBS and Classical 89.3 WQED-FM combo since 2010 after serving as Executive Vice President from 2002 to 2009. She also previously worked at the group as an Executive Producer from 1997 to

Acklin first joined the station in 1997 and became CEO in 2010.

After 12 years WQED Multimedia president and CEO Deborah Acklin will step down effective Friday to focus on treatment following a diagnosis of non-smoker’s lung cancer. “Leading WQED — my hometown PBS and classical music station -- has been a singular professional honor,” Acklin said in a statement released by

Deborah L. Acklin led the nonprofit through 12 tumultuous years.