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.
Indianapolis station expands health reporting
WFYI's newsroom will grow from 11 staff to 15.By Tyler FalkJanuary 9, 2017Rich Conaty, host of WFUV’s ‘Big Broadcast,’ dies at 62
Conaty hosted the show for more than four decades.By Tyler FalkJanuary 6, 2017Rhode Island Public Radio to acquire license from UMass Dartmouth
The new signal will nearly double the station's coverage.By Tyler FalkJanuary 5, 2017Seven stations join first round of PRX podcast bootcamp
Five of the shows are already in production.By Tyler FalkDecember 22, 2016NPR’s Story Lab will assist with development of 10 audio projects
The network’s second Story Lab Workshop gives participants the opportunity to receive training and mentoring.By Tyler FalkDecember 21, 2016NPR gets failing grade for website security in survey of HTTPS encryption
The network says it is working to make improvements.By Tyler FalkDecember 16, 2016Tom Hanks to guest host ‘Wait Wait’
Regular host Peter Sagal will be on vacation.By Tyler FalkDecember 14, 2016Las Vegas university opts to keep control of radio station
The university has been “re-envisioning” the station to make it more self-sustaining and to increase student involvement.By Tyler FalkDecember 14, 2016Possible buyer of WAMU’s Bluegrass Country aims for February deadline
A new nonprofit organization and WAMU have until Feb. 6 to finalize the sale.By Tyler FalkDecember 12, 2016NPR, stations to partner on state government and politics reporting
The partnership is open to all interested member stations.By Tyler FalkDecember 9, 2016Colorado community station projects higher deficit this year
The weak financial situation led to the dismissal of the station's g.m.By Tyler FalkDecember 6, 2016With new host Rachel Martin, ‘Morning Edition’ plans to focus on places ‘we haven’t paid ...
Martin says she also wants the show to be more comfortable sounding live.By Tyler FalkDecember 5, 2016Scholars, archivists partner on public media history project
The project aims to “map the history of public broadcasting in the U.S.”By Tyler FalkNovember 29, 2016Nevada Public Radio expands to Reno with signal purchase
The Sun Valley frequency overlaps with the coverage area of two other public radio stations serving Reno.By Tyler FalkNovember 23, 2016Seattle station will report on ‘white nationalism’ instead of ‘alt-right’
“... ‘[A]lt-right’ doesn’t mean anything, and normalizes something that is far from normal,” wrote a KUOW editor.By Tyler FalkNovember 22, 2016