Author: Tyler Falk
Tyler Falk covers public radio for Current. He has more than 10 years of digital journalism experience at outlets including Grist, The Atlantic Cities and SmartPlanet.
Public media considers next steps to position itself for major news funding
“Every station has an obligation to ask the question, ‘How can we best approach this opportunity? Who are the right partners to ...By Tyler FalkOctober 24, 2023Peter Dominowski to lead the University Station Alliance
Dominowski previously led Northeast Indiana Public Radio for nearly a decade.By Tyler FalkOctober 19, 2023New Hampshire Public Radio union ratifies first contract
The three-year contract is expected to go into effect in the coming weeks.By Tyler FalkOctober 6, 2023New York Public Radio lays off 6% of staff
The cuts primarily affected roles within WNYC Studios, the division that houses the organization’s podcasts.By Tyler FalkOctober 6, 2023Mark Vogelzang to retire from Nevada Public Radio
Vogelzang joined the station last year.By Tyler FalkOctober 5, 2023Radio Bilingüe is ‘reshaping’ executive director’s role
The organization plans to hire a co-executive director to work with Hugo Morales.By Tyler FalkOctober 3, 2023Ken Mills, public radio blogger and consultant, dies at 75
“No station was too small or too too big for him to talk to.”By Tyler FalkOctober 2, 2023NYPR to cut about 12% of staff
“Economic headwinds on multiple fronts” have prompted a reduction in workforce, CEO LaFontaine Oliver told staff.By Tyler FalkSeptember 26, 2023How public radio programmers replaced ‘The Takeaway’
The show’s cancellation meant that stations have “fewer options to offer our audience during the midday,” said Sean Birch of South Carolina ...By Tyler FalkSeptember 20, 2023CPB awards $2.25M to bolster statehouse reporting
Grants to seven stations and NPR aim to “fill gaps” in public media's statehouse reporting.By Tyler FalkSeptember 20, 2023PRX to distribute WUNC program ‘Embodied’
The hourlong program discusses sex, relationships, health and other themes that get into “taboo territory.”By Tyler FalkSeptember 14, 2023Herb Scannell, CEO of Southern California Public Radio, to retire
Scannell has led the organization since 2019.By Tyler FalkSeptember 13, 2023Former St. Louis Public Radio GM Tim Eby sues university for defamation
Tim Eby is suing the station's licensee over articles published by STLPR.By Tyler FalkSeptember 6, 2023NPR plans conservative budget following down year in revenue
NPR is “budgeting conservatively as we get past some of the economic uncertainty that's happening right now," said CFO Daphne Kwon.By Tyler FalkSeptember 5, 2023NPR CEO John Lansing to retire
“John has faced the highs and lows with grace and equanimity,” said NPR Board Chair Jeff Sine.By Tyler FalkSeptember 5, 2023














