Author: Tyler Falk
Jane Couch, former NPR development v.p., dies at 73
Couch helped NPR increase support from foundations, corporations and donors and rely less on federal funding.Seattle’s KEXP receives state funds for new headquarters
The new studios are expected to open next spring.How KPCC worked to grow its Latino audience in Los Angeles
It took getting through a difficult period of culture change at the station.Study points to lack of diversity on NPR and member station boards
A new study finds that boards of NPR and eight large-market public radio stations are made up mostly of men, white people ...While NPR employees negotiate, staffers at two stations approve first union contracts
NPR staffers are taking to Twitter to call attention to union negotiations.Garrison Keillor reveals next host for ‘A Prairie Home Companion’
Keillor will co-host with his new host starting next season.After rough start, Southern Education Desk relaunches with tighter focus
The Local Journalism Center brings together a new group of stations, buoyed by a third year of CPB support.KUSP still considering options, but sale no longer among them
The station is likely to air more music, but additional details are yet to be decided.Pastor killed in South Carolina church shooting was featured in PBS documentary
Rev. Clementa Pinckney appeared in the 2013 PBS documentary 'The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'PodScanning: ‘Marketplace’ teams with business site Quartz on podcast
A music station also starts a podcast for and about young people.NPR and ‘PBS NewsHour’ partner on election coverage
The media outlets are looking for more ways to collaborate.WBEZ cuts afternoon program, bolsters morning show
The station laid off the show's host and reassigned staff to a morning program.NPR ends distribution of ‘Intelligence Squared U.S.’
The move ends a nearly 10-year-old distribution relationship between NPR and the debate show.Margaret Juntwait, host of Met Opera broadcasts, dies at 58
The former WNYC host started her career at the station by writing a fan letter.Serial creators share behind-the-scenes stories at live event
The creators had an idea for a show before Serial, but their colleagues "hated it."
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