Author: Tyler Falk
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.NPR announces new season of live events
NPR will take the series to 11 cities.NPR partners with station reporters for campaign coverage
The network began the partnership with reporters at 17 member stations in August.‘We blew it’: ‘Wait, Wait’ apologizes for Ann Arbor show
The program drew criticism from an Ypsilanti, Mich., station after a recent live taping.PRPD recognizes Nuzum for career achievements with Otto Award
The former NPR programmer was honored at the organization’s conference in Pittsburgh.PRX and ‘Esquire’ team up on podcast
The magazine and PRX launched a podcast Monday focusing on nonfiction articles from Esquire’s 82 years of archives.New host lineup at ‘All Things Considered’ brings drive to ‘freshen up’ show
The philosophy under new leadership will be “not being afraid to try new things.”Program directors challenged to think about audience, not formats
Former NPR programming exec Eric Nuzum, now at Audible, had candid advice for his audience at the PRPD conference.Why WGBH acquired GlobalPost
WGBH is hoping to increase its digital capacity and pool of international correspondents with the deal.WGBH to acquire international news website GlobalPost
The deal will bolster international reporting for PRI.org and PRI’s The World.PodScanning: New podcasts from WGBH, KQED and WNYC
The podcasts cover football, digital love and the war in Afghanistan.With Keillor moving on, stations ponder future with a changing ‘Prairie Home’
As it transitions to a new host, the weekend mainstay is losing an iconic presence.
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