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Neal Conan, journalist who covered wars and anchored live broadcasts for NPR, dies at 71
“Neal did every job you could do in radio," said Robert Siegel, former “All Things Considered” host, of his longtime colleague. "He ...NPR promotes Isabel Lara to chief communications officer
The position is new at the network.NPR will end ‘Ask Me Another’ in September
The weekly hour of comedy, trivia and music airs on more than 300 stations.A Martínez joins ‘Morning Edition’ as host
Martínez replaces David Greene, who left the show in 2020.NPR plans to recognize digital staffers’ union
The new bargaining unit will cover about 63 employees.NPR has ‘not completely bounced back’ from pandemic’s impact on revenue, says acting CEO
Leaders of NPR and PBS spoke to Texas pubmedia employees about lessons from the past year and possible collaborations between the networks.How Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie became NPR’s ‘Founding Mothers’
In an excerpt from her new book, author Lisa Napoli examines the collective power of female journalists who helped make NPR what ...For their listeners, NPR News stations are the last thing worth listening to on the ...
Nielsen data shows that listeners are finding the programming on NPR News stations more important in their lives than ever, and by ...NPR cuts top digital role in larger reorganization
CEO John Lansing said the network needs to be able "to respond more nimbly to the rapid pace of change across audience ...CEO John Lansing discusses NPR’s diversity efforts, budget deficit and growing podcast competition
In a Current Q&A, Lansing said a more diverse audience is NPR's "number one goal."NPR creates investigative unit for station collaborations
The team is funded by a $500,000 CPB grant.He drove them crazy, but reporters will miss ‘unstoppable’ NPR arts editor Tom Cole
Retiring this week after 33 years at the network, Cole tested journalists' patience but stood out as a devoted advocate for their ...Pubcasters urge FCC to offer ‘flexibility’ on proposed foreign government sponsorship rules
The FCC has signaled its intent to make broadcasters consistently identify when programs have received financial support from a foreign government.NPR hires chief legal officer
Elizabeth Allen, a former chief legal officer for Gannett, has experience "leading and guiding the kinds of strategic business decision making we ...Public media owners agree to sell Pocket Casts podcast platform
The plan to sell Pocket Casts is in "early stages of development," according to an NPR spokesperson.
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