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.
WBEZ enters final stretch of $30M campaign to fund its journalism
The Chicago station looks to meet its goal by raising another $7 million this year.By Tyler FalkJanuary 6, 2020Update to fee model ties NPR’s income to station donor revenue
The network's board approved last week a shift from basing station fees on broadcast audience, an effort to create a more "forward-looking" ...By Tyler FalkDecember 12, 2019‘Radiolab’ co-host Robert Krulwich will retire in January
Krulwich said his decision to retire was not because "anything bad has happened, more like the opposite.”By Tyler FalkDecember 5, 2019Margaret Low on her ‘double homecoming’ to WBUR
Low is returning to public radio in January to lead the Boston station.By Tyler FalkNovember 26, 2019WBUR hires Margaret Low as CEO
Low returns to public media after leading The Atlantic's events division.By Tyler FalkNovember 25, 2019John Hess named GM of WUWM
Hess is currently COO at Arizona Public Media.By Tyler FalkNovember 22, 2019Joshua Johnson to leave ‘1A’ for MSNBC
WAMU will continue the show after Johnson's departure in December.By Tyler FalkNovember 19, 2019American Public Media Group eliminates jobs in restructuring
President Jon McTaggart also announced leadership changes intended to make the company more agile.By Tyler FalkNovember 8, 2019NPR expands ‘Up First’ to Saturdays
Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Scott Simon will host the Saturday edition of the podcast.By Tyler FalkNovember 6, 2019NPR names next ‘TED Radio Hour’ host
Manoush Zomorodi also hosts the WNYC Studios podcast “Note to Self.”By Tyler FalkNovember 5, 2019PRX drops PRI from branding
The organization had previously used dual branding with PRI and PRX.By Tyler FalkNovember 1, 2019WHYY workers vote to join union
Approval of joining SAG-AFTRA was nearly unanimous.By Tyler FalkOctober 31, 2019FCC proposal to end Channel 6 protections draws conflicting responses from NPR, KKJZ
In comments filed this month, the California station raised concerns about TV channels interfering with radio broadcasts.By Tyler FalkOctober 29, 2019WNET plans to buy Long Island radio station
WPPB would be WNET’s first radio station.By Tyler FalkOctober 25, 2019