Author: Tyler Falk
‘Soul is just right there’ for the winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk contest
NPR received nearly 7,000 submissions for its Tiny Desk Concert contest.Says You! host Richard Sher dies at 66
Sher created Says You! in 1996.Kathy Rogers, Houston Public Media’s ‘Hat Lady,’ dies
“The Hat Lady,” as Rogers was known, began her career in public media in 1998 at KUHF-FM, now part of Houston Public ...NPR making changes to voice of underwriting credits
NPR is moving announcer Sabrina Farhi out of her "primary" role reading its sponsorship credits, according to an email to member stations.Andrew Patner, arts critic for Chicago’s WFMT, dies at 55
Patner was a longtime critic-at-large for WFMT in Chicago and host of the station's show Critical Thinking.Serial subject granted appeal
Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast, has a chance to overturn his life sentence for the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend.WHYY awarded grant to archive 38 years of Fresh Air
Around 8,000 episodes of Fresh Air will be made available to the public in 2016.St. Louis Public Radio mulls response to subpoena
St. Louis Public Radio received a subpoena Jan. 29 from the St. Louis circuit attorney for “all raw and aired video and ...NPR aims to raise profile of its podcasts with new directory
NPR has a revamped, mobile-friendly hub for podcasts. But it isn't done improving its podcast technology.KUT preps ambitious newsmag ‘Texas Standard’
Inside a new hourlong weekday newsmag from the Austin, Texas, broadcaster.Donald Mullally, former NPR Board chair, dies at 77
"Mullally's early vision for a symbiotic relationship between NPR and its member stations remains a pivotal turning point for the nonprofit media ...KCRW receives $1 million grant for new reporting series
The new series will cover disadvantaged and marginalized residents in Los Angeles.Wednesday roundup: WVIA buys out former president’s contract; KETC features St. Louis Symphony
Plus: Invisibilia's big launch, and growth in listening to non-music web streams.WFPL reporter awarded Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize
The $5,000 prize is awarded to a young public radio journalist each year.Invisibilia launches, makes public radio history
NPR says the new show is public radio’s biggest program launch ever.
Current is an editorially independent, nonprofit service of the American University School of Communication. We're funded by your subscriptions, your donations, advertising, and a generous grant from the Wyncote Foundation.