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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.

Programs/Content

WBFO show takes a daily look at Western New York’s marginalized communities

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | December 20, 2022

The station launched the hourlong “Buffalo, What’s Next?” radio program in the wake of the May 14 mass shooting in the city.

System/Policy

With boot camp, Public Media Women in Leadership seeks to prepare participants for rising careers in system

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | August 2, 2022

Open to women, nonbinary professionals and men of color, the seven-month program also aims to reshape leadership ranks in pubmedia.

System/Policy

‘Vincent Chin’ rebroadcast extends Detroit Public TV’s engagement with Asian-American community

By Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | June 21, 2022

The 40th-anniversary reairing of the DPTV documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” builds on years of outreach to local Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

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.

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