Quick Takes
WXPN buys New Jersey college station for $1.25 million
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WXPN will begin broadcasting its Triple A music format on WNTI Thursday.
NPR
NPR partners with station reporters for campaign coverage
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The network began the partnership with reporters at 17 member stations in August.
Programs/Content
‘We blew it’: ‘Wait, Wait’ apologizes for Ann Arbor show
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The program drew criticism from an Ypsilanti, Mich., station after a recent live taping.
People
PRPD recognizes Nuzum for career achievements with Otto Award
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The former NPR programmer was honored at the organization’s conference in Pittsburgh.
Quick Takes
PRX and ‘Esquire’ team up on podcast
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The magazine and PRX launched a podcast Monday focusing on nonfiction articles from Esquire’s 82 years of archives.
Programs/Content
New host lineup at ‘All Things Considered’ brings drive to ‘freshen up’ show
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The philosophy under new leadership will be “not being afraid to try new things.”
Programs/Content
Program directors challenged to think about audience, not formats
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Former NPR programming exec Eric Nuzum, now at Audible, had candid advice for his audience at the PRPD conference.
System/Policy
Why WGBH acquired GlobalPost
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WGBH is hoping to increase its digital capacity and pool of international correspondents with the deal.
Quick Takes
WGBH to acquire international news website GlobalPost
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The deal will bolster international reporting for PRI.org and PRI’s The World.
Programs/Content
PodScanning: New podcasts from WGBH, KQED and WNYC
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The podcasts cover football, digital love and the war in Afghanistan.
Programs/Content
With Keillor moving on, stations ponder future with a changing ‘Prairie Home’
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As it transitions to a new host, the weekend mainstay is losing an iconic presence.
Quick Takes
Diane Rehm chides O’Malley for late arrival to interview
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Note to future guests: Don’t be late.
Quick Takes
WHYY resignations reportedly disrupt talks about large grant
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The departure of Chris Satullo from WHYY has complicated talks about a potentially large grant to the station, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Saturday. According to the paper, Satullo, former v.p. of news, and Matt Golas, managing editor of WHYY’s PlanPhilly, recently pitched to four major philanthropies the idea of starting PlanBurgh, a website about urban planning in Pittsburgh. The site would be similar in scope to PlanPhilly, a Philadelphia website that WHYY acquired in February. Golas and Satullo sought to raise $1.5 million, according to the Inquirer. The two were meeting with foundation representatives before Satullo’s departure was revealed Sept.
Quick Takes
WNYC to offer ‘Freakonomics’ as weekly radio show
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The program aired on 130 stations during limited five-episode offerings.
System/Policy
Departure of Chris Satullo prompts questions about future of news operation at WHYY
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Employees are concerned in the wake of the WHYY news chief’s sudden resignation.
People
Rhode Island Public Radio hires Torey Malatia as president
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Malatia was formerly c.e.o. of WBEZ in Chicago.
HD Radio
Creator of HD Radio will be acquired for $172 million
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The deal is expected to close later this year.