People
Robert Siegel to leave ‘All Things Considered’ host chair
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Siegel will step down in January.
Quick Takes
NEH grants include funds to preserve ‘All Things Considered’
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NPR receives $315,000 for the project.
Programs/Content
Orchestra’s live soundtrack to ‘All Things Considered’ merged old-school with high-tech
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The National Symphony Orchestra’s guest spot on “ATC” mingled Facebook Live with a gambit from radio’s Golden Age.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #79: The life and music of Don Voegeli, ‘All Things Considered’ theme composer
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Why hasn’t anyone heard of the author of one of the most famous and enduring pieces of theme music ever written?
System/Policy
NPR, stations credit audience gains to range of factors
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Election news, network and station efforts, and a change in Nielsen technology could all be contributing.
All Things Considered
‘ATC’ to air format-breaking diary of a Saudi teenager
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Radio Diaries and NPR chose the teenager after she entered their 2013 contest seeking audio diarists. Nearly 1000 people submitted entries.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #53: WBUR’s ‘Modern Love’ podcast debuts at #1
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Look out WNYC, there’s a new public radio station in play for top positions on the iTunes podcast chart.
System/Policy
NPR’s 1971 ‘All Things Considered’ launch memo to stations
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Digitized here for the first time, the document lays out Bill Siemering’s view of “a new sound and a new approach to media.”
Programs/Content
New host lineup at ‘All Things Considered’ brings drive to ‘freshen up’ show
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The philosophy under new leadership will be “not being afraid to try new things.”