Author: Jon Kalish
He drove them crazy, but reporters will miss ‘unstoppable’ NPR arts editor Tom Cole
Retiring this week after 33 years at the network, Cole tested journalists' patience but stood out as a devoted advocate for their ...NPR story on ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ namesake inspires listeners to give back on Thanksgiving
A crowdfunding campaign benefiting Alice Brock, who needed help with living expenses, raised more than $125,000 in 24 hours.Solar panels in parking lot power studios of Maine’s WERU-FM
The community radio station in East Orland has entered into a power-purchase agreement to convert to sustainable energy.Staff and volunteers at Twin Cities community station protect studios, valuable archive amid protests
Though no one knew exactly what a “block watch” was, “we knew it would be necessary."Podcast gathers far-flung stories of people living through the pandemic
The producer of "Our Show" has sifted through almost 400 phone recordings her correspondents have sent her.Post-‘Radiolab,’ Robert Krulwich plans many more experiments with storytelling
The master of entertaining listeners while explaining complex topics is working with a “new mafia” of media creators.Cokie Roberts, a ‘founding mother’ who helped define NPR’s political coverage, dies at 75
“I don’t know how they’re going to find a church big enough to hold the mourners,” said Nina Totenberg, her friend and ...Minnesota’s community radio stations find unique niche for covering arts and culture
Backing from a special tax-supported fund has allowed volunteer-powered stations to enhance their local programming.Radio pioneer Larry Josephson turns to creative community for support
"I have to ask my friends for help so I can keep on working and … producing," says the man known as ...Bill Littlefield, host who took ‘Only A Game’ far beyond the field, prepares to sign ...
A talented writer with a knack for getting at the human side of sports, Littlefield was always able to "capture a moment." ...Fans of Joe Frank remember the storyteller’s dark sonic magic
The radio artist, who died Monday at 79, influenced many audio producers by expanding the medium's potential as an art form.Former NPR host Neal Conan returns with serious show for public radio’s weekends
“I needed to do something to address the moment that we're in because I think it's an absolutely critical time for the ...NPR colleagues send off longtime engineer Manoli Wetherell
A fellow engineer credits Wetherell with "creating NPR’s signature sound in thousands of mixes, often on deadline and many done live.”Columbia University acquires archival recordings of Bob Fass’s ‘Radio Unnameable’
The reel-to-reel tapes preserve “a moment in broadcasting that might not come again — when an individual producer got to make the ...Producer Sean Cole relishes the ‘beautiful feeling’ of performing weddings
The radio producer and poet has married 19 couples, including many friends who work in public radio.
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