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Author: Julie Drizin

Julie Drizin

Julie Drizin has served as executive director of Current since 2015. Julie previously served as Director of the Journalism Center on Children and Families at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where she taught undergraduates and managed the Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism. She has worked in and around public media for three decades, including stints with the Association of Independents in Radio, the National Center for Media Engagement, J-Lab, WETA and WXPN. An award-winning producer and innovator, Julie launched two successful national shows, Democracy Now! and NPR’s Justice Talking.

  • People
    Overhead image of people standing in the shape of a shooting star

    Let’s celebrate public media’s outstanding young professionals

    Lift up young talents in public media. Nominate your Rising Star!
    By Julie Drizin
    February 4, 2025
  • System/Policy

    Looking for the helpers? That’s all of us

    You can donate to support public media colleagues who are recovering from the devastation of L.A.’s wildfires.
    By Julie Drizin
    January 23, 2025
  • System/Policy

    How you can recognize colleagues for DEI leadership

    Public Media For All is accepting nominations for individuals doing the hard work of making our workplaces more inclusive and equitable. ...
    By Julie Drizin
    December 5, 2024
  • Programs/Content

    Why NPR’s newsmag tweaks are a gamble worth taking

    There’s no doubt that a livelier presentation and coverage of topics of concern to midlifers, such as personal finance and health and ...
    By Julie Drizin
    November 22, 2024
  • System/Policy

    Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters

    We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising ...
    By Julie Drizin
    October 31, 2024
  • Let’s celebrate — and listen to — public media’s Rising Stars 

    You'll be inspired by how these young professionals embrace and amplify public media's mission.
    By Julie Drizin
    August 12, 2024
  • System/Policy

    Report looks at public media’s transformation into ‘frontline’ providers of local news

    An analysis by the Wyncote Foundation spotlights what's working for news-driven stations.
    By Julie Drizin
    July 9, 2024
  • About Current

    Layoffs reveal challenges of sustaining public media’s journalism expansion

    Revenue losses raise new questions about strategies to build local newsrooms.
    By Julie Drizin
    May 13, 2024
  • About Current

    Looking to recognize younger talent in public media? Tell Current about your ‘Rising Star.’

    Let us know by May 17 about a young professional who is making a difference in your corner of public media.
    By Julie Drizin
    April 15, 2024
  • Tech

    Get tips on using generative AI to streamline workflows and boost creativity

    The webinar “Innovate With Current: A Live Users' Guide to Generative AI Tools” dove into the heart of how people in public ...
    By Mike Janssen and Julie Drizin
    February 1, 2024
  • How you can help Current tell public media’s stories

    Current has been able to thrive because of public media leaders and funders who see unique value in what we do.
    By Julie Drizin
    November 6, 2023
  • About Current

    Hey Boomers, younger staff aren’t the future of public media — they’re the now

    We need your help identifying rising stars in the system so we can amplify their voices, ideas and experiences.
    By Julie Drizin
    May 8, 2023
  • Local that Works is ending, but long live local

    Current is ending our Local that Works contest after six years, but we still want to hear about your innovative local initiatives.
    By Julie Drizin
    February 23, 2023
  • About Current

    Announcing the Public Media Honor Roll of 2022

    Find out who our donors named to the Public Media Honor Roll and why.
    By Julie Drizin
    January 4, 2023
  • Be Current’s source, sustain our service

    Your donation sends our hard-working staff the message that their work matters. Your donation helps make this work possible.
    By Julie Drizin
    November 17, 2022
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