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Leigh Giangreco

Leigh Giangreco

Freelance Contributor

giangrecoleigh@gmail.com

Leigh Giangreco is a freelance reporter based in Chicago. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Politico, Smithsonian Magazine and Bloomberg Citylab.

System/Policy

Host fired by South Dakota Public Broadcasting appeals dismissal

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | May 19, 2022

Stel Kline, a transgender journalist who began hosting “Morning Edition” at SDPB last fall, was told they were “not objective” and had “a problem with authority.”

Programs/Content

Journalists behind Ag & Water Desk aim to reframe coverage of climate-change impact along Mississippi River Basin

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | April 18, 2022

“One thing that … is really important is not to frame the work we’re doing as farmers versus environmentalists,” says Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles. “I never want to see that headline or that framing on the story. because I don’t think that’s accurate and it’s not helpful, either.”

Programs/Content

Jazz Media Lab stations test strategies for cultivating younger audiences 

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | April 15, 2022

The three-year grant program backs five stations as they build digital platforms, sponsor intergenerational music collaborations and rethink the definition of jazz.

Programs/Content

‘Code Switch’ gets boost from CPB grant

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | April 11, 2022

The two-year grant is part of a more ambitious plan to raise the profile of the NPR podcast on race and identity.

System/Policy

WTTW strike ends as union technicians approve new contract

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | April 11, 2022

“We wish we could have got a lot more,” said Local 1220 Business Manager John Rizzo. “This was the best deal we could attain with the company. And it’s a fair deal.”

System/Policy

NYPR union pushes for transparency in wake of plagiarism findings

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | April 7, 2022

The station announced Friday that it removed 45 articles from its websites that violated editorial standards.

Programs/Content

More than a dozen stations pick up Vox’s ‘Today, Explained’

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | April 4, 2022

While some stations are welcoming the show, other programmers are wary of furthering public radio’s relationship with for-profit producers.

Programs/Content

APM will handle distribution of Classical 24

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | March 30, 2022

“We believe that bringing production and distribution under the same roof will provide a more streamlined process for our station partners and be a seamless experience for our listeners,” said an APMG executive.

Programs/Content

Public radio’s ‘On Being’ will move to seasonal podcast

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | March 25, 2022

“I watched the ‘Car Talk’ guys actually die and still be on the radio … and I said to myself, ‘At some point, this is going to end, or it’s going to morph into a new form,” said host Krista Tippett.

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