People
Noel King, Ailsa Chang step up to full-time hosting duties on NPR newsmags
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The hosts had been splitting their time between the news shows and NPR’s “Planet Money.”
Programs/Content
New ‘Morning Edition’ theme aspires to be ‘inclusive and inviting’
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The recast theme blends a faithfulness to the original melody with new instrumentation and electronic beats.
Programs/Content
NPR shares final version of new ‘Morning Edition’ clock
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The clock includes a spot for inserting local news that station leaders had requested.
Programs/Content
Stations ask NPR for bottom-of-hour newscast slot in revised ‘Morning Edition’ clock
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NPR has said that stations may instead have to air a full three-minute national newscast during that time.
Programs/Content
NPR considers revised ‘Morning Edition’ clock to reduce ‘cluttered’ feel
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A proposed update would lengthen segments and return the show to a format of two newscasts per hour instead of three.
Programs/Content
NPR adds hosts to newsmags
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“Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” will each feature four hosts.
Programs/Content
New NPR podcast ‘Up First’ will provide early look at day’s news
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The podcast, which features the hosts of “Morning Edition” and NPR reporters, launches Wednesday.
Programs/Content
With new host Rachel Martin, ‘Morning Edition’ plans to focus on places ‘we haven’t paid attention to’
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Martin says she also wants the show to be more comfortable sounding live.
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.