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NPR sports commentator Frank Deford signs off
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Deford has delivered commentaries on NPR since 1980.
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Deford has delivered commentaries on NPR since 1980.
NPR’s audio archive is not a history book, but history is “etched in the voices that gave these decades their vitality.”
Other winners include “This American Life” and ProPublica.
NPR correspondent Tamara Keith writes that in public radio she does work that could make a difference in the lives of listeners.
Siegel will step down in January.
The network hopes the new operator will continue airing NPR programming, however.
The top news exec at NPR says he chose public media because society needs robust journalism.
Other award winners include independent producer Jenni Monet, Reveal’s Will Evans and WFAE’s Lisa Worf.
The podcast, which features the hosts of “Morning Edition” and NPR reporters, launches Wednesday.
NPR receives $315,000 for the project.
NPR called for an affirmation of editorial independence between WUTC and its university licensee.
“I don’t really care if NPR comes off as politically biased one way or the other, because what I care about is that people’s lives are on the line and that the truth is on the line.”
A long-pending proposal would allow noncommercial stations to devote up to 1 percent of their annual air time to raising funds for other nonprofits.
From its origins, NPR emphasized contributions from women at a time when they were rarely heard in positions of authority in broadcasting.
Jarl Mohn was released from the hospital last week.
This week on our podcast, one of the most pressing journalism questions of our time: How do we represent views that we may find reprehensible and/or irrational?
The network created an executive role for its training division to demonstrate that its “commitment to training is absolutely essential.”
The National Symphony Orchestra’s guest spot on “ATC” mingled Facebook Live with a gambit from radio’s Golden Age.
NPR will focus on greater collaboration with its member stations over the term of the three-year pricing plan.
The live taping was Sam Sanders’ last episode as he moves on to his own podcast.