Author: Tyler Falk
American Public Media receives its largest gift ever
The gift will support investments in technology and music programming.WGBH to open studio in Boston Public Library
The space is expected to open next summer.The great NPR chicken rescue of 2015
Maybe the P in NPR stands for poultry.Dash Conference surveys prospects for radio’s future in the car
Among public media outlets, NPR aims to thrive in the world of connected cars.NPR app offers curated guide to podcasts
The new podcast discovery app culled picks from about 6,000 recommendations.‘Serial,’ ‘This American Life’ to appear on Pandora
Pandora will not be the exclusive home of the show, as a report suggested.New round of Localore projects focuses on underserved communities
The number of applications for the latest round of Localore grew by 25 percent.NPR finds plagiarism in stories by WQXR editor
WQXR's Brian Wise resigned Wednesday after 10 of his stories had unattributed passages from other sources.New Henry Louis Gates Jr. documentary focuses on history of African-Americans since MLK
The documentary will air in April 2016.New show from Baltimore station tells city stories one block at a time
A new show from the city’s WYPR aims to take a more nuanced look at life in Baltimore.NPR hires newscaster to be stationed at NPR West
The newscasts will mark NPR’s first to originate from its West Coast studios.Longtime WAMU host Ed Walker to retire
Walker has hosted The Big Broadcast on WAMU since 1990 and helped launch the station in 1951.Drop in younger listeners makes dent in NPR news audience
The trend could affect revenue for NPR and its member stations.WNYC launches incubator for national shows and podcasts, aims to raise $15M
WNYC Studios will incubate and produce national podcasts and radio shows in addition to distributing terrestrial radio programming to stations.WXPN buys New Jersey college station for $1.25 million
WXPN will begin broadcasting its Triple A music format on WNTI Thursday.
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