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.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #29: Michael Oreskes, NPR’s new head of news, on station collaboration, host changes and liberal bias
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Oreskes wants NPR and member stations to collaborate more seamlessly, both to break more and better news, but also to better reflect the entirety of the country.
All Things Considered
NPR expands co-hosting team for ‘All Things Considered’
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NPR tapped longtime correspondents to expand ATC’s co-hosting team and appointed Michel Martin to host weekend editions of the newsmagazine.