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“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.
A WTTW spokesperson said the station is ready to return to negotiations and has not received a request to do so.
The audience for midday classical music has been declining for the past five years, according to GM Jay Pearce.
“When I think of Connie, I think of somebody who was buoyant, bubbly and excited even if people were depressed and concerned or worried about whether NPR would exist,” said Jonathan “Smokey” Baer, who worked with Goldman as a production assistant on “All Things Considered.”
The Ohio Newsroom, a project among the state’s public radio stations, already has four CPB-funded freelancers on board assisting with reporting and editing.
“I never thought that I would be part of the Great Resignation, but I am, and it’s actually kind of exciting,” Arnold said.
Dave Kansas will leave his position as president of American Public Media as part of the restructuring.
