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.
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp. staffers vote to form union
The staffers voted 26-1 in favor of forming the union.By Tyler FalkNovember 17, 2022NPR adds bureau in Ukraine
Joanna Kakissis will be the bureau’s sole correspondent.By Tyler FalkNovember 16, 2022WFAE content staff announce intent to unionize
More than 70% of the station’s content staffers have signed onto a petition to management.By Tyler FalkNovember 15, 2022Wallace Smith, radio manager who stretched ‘towards something different and bolder,’ dies at 87
“Public radio … is a better thing both for Wally Smith's successes, but also for the failures where he was willing ...By Tyler FalkNovember 7, 2022‘Next generation of tote bags and mugs’: NPR launches ad-free podcast bundle for new station ...
For now, the bundle is available only to new members of 34 stations.By Tyler FalkNovember 4, 2022NPR to launch donation option for the NPR Network
The option allows digital natives “to give to what they love," said NPR CDO Leora Hanser.By Tyler FalkOctober 31, 2022Blue Ridge Public Radio to expand news service with frequency swap
The change will allow BPR News to reach an additional 250,000 listeners.By Tyler FalkOctober 11, 2022WXXI to purchase Rochester’s now silent jazz station
The $1.2 million deal combines a cash payment and $525,000 donation to the public broadcaster.By Tyler FalkOctober 7, 2022Chad Barrett named WETS-FM station director
Barrett was previously the station's PD.By Tyler FalkOctober 6, 2022How AIR’s Keisha Salmon plans to leverage mentorships and advocacy to diversify pubmedia’s audio talent ...
"We have a strong program that's … really closing that gap," says the organization’s new executive director. "But it's not supported enough ...By Tyler FalkOctober 5, 2022LaFontaine Oliver selected to lead New York Public Radio
“He’s a veteran public radio leader and broadcaster who has nimbly led through significant industry shifts of the last 20 years,” NYPR's ...By Tyler FalkOctober 4, 2022KERA acquisition will shore up long-running Denton newspaper
The Dallas station is looking to expand its portfolio of news collaborations.By Tyler FalkSeptember 28, 2022NPR adds Lori Lizarraga as ‘Code Switch’ host
Lizarraga will debut on the show later this year.By Tyler FalkSeptember 26, 2022Nancy Barnes, SVP of news, to leave NPR
“Now is the right time for me to pursue some other opportunities,” Barnes said.By Tyler FalkSeptember 23, 2022Will Dahlberg promoted to executive director of WBHM
In his new role, Dahlberg also oversees the Gulf States Newsroom.By Tyler FalkSeptember 23, 2022














