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.
New York increases public radio support amid CPB funding threat
The state's fiscal year 2026 budget includes an additional $4 million for public radio stations.By Tyler FalkMay 12, 2025WQED suspends youth media academy, lays off staff
The station made the decision as it navigates “unprecedented threats to federal funding for the arts, education, and public broadcasting.”By Tyler FalkMay 9, 2025LAist lays off eight staffers citing federal funding uncertainty
The organization's SAG-AFTRA union said job cuts are “severely curtailing our ability to deliver on our mission.”By Tyler FalkMay 7, 2025Experts say Trump’s CPB order ‘should have no legal effect’
“Whether it will have a practical effect or a political effect, I suppose, is a different question,” said James B. Speta, a ...By Tyler FalkMay 6, 2025NPR is considering ‘full range of options’ for response to Trump executive order, says board ...
“We are still reviewing the legal interpretation of the order,” Jennifer Ferro said.By Tyler FalkMay 2, 2025Jeffrey Pope named KUNM GM
Pope was most recently CEO of Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville, N.C.By Tyler FalkMay 1, 2025‘The Daily’ adds two co-hosts
Former co-host Sabrina Tavernise moved back to reporting.By Tyler FalkApril 24, 2025Former St. Louis Public Radio GM Tim Eby to appeal defamation suit dismissal
A judge ruled that the station's licensee, the University of Missouri, was protected from the lawsuit by sovereign immunity.By Tyler FalkApril 22, 2025Jordan Lee promoted to Radio Milwaukee executive director
Lee, previously senior director of programming, has been serving as interim executive director since January.By Tyler FalkApril 15, 2025Tina Pamintuan to lead KUOW
She will leave St. Louis Public Radio to begin the new job in August.By Tyler FalkApril 14, 2025For station drives, discussing funding threat appears to boost giving
"It's not that you can't talk about something that hasn't happened yet. It's how you talk about it if you decide to ...By Tyler FalkApril 10, 2025New EEOC guidance axes diversity provision in NPR union contract
The agreement had required that at least 30% of external candidates interviewed for open bargaining unit positions be from underrepresented groups.By Tyler FalkMarch 25, 2025Nielsen change shows positive results for radio listening, but ‘it’s still early’
Nielsen is now using a shorter minimum time to count listening, which is helping to boost key metrics for stations.By Tyler FalkMarch 25, 2025Louisville Public Media offers buyouts, anticipates further cuts
“While we wish this voluntary program would alleviate the need for other actions, we know that it likely won’t be enough,” LPM’s ...By Tyler FalkMarch 21, 2025Chicago Public Media avoids layoffs as 35 employees accept buyouts
The organization is saving $4.2 million through the buyouts and other cost-saving moves.By Tyler FalkMarch 19, 2025














