Tag: NPR
‘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.The Pub, Episode 5: End of the vocal fry debate, Jacki Lyden on fashion, and lessons from commercial ...
On this week's podcast, a conversation with a former NPR host about her new micro-news organization reporting on fashion, and more.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.Q&A: Mohn leads NPR into ‘golden age of spoken word’
An in-depth talk with NPR's president about program strategy, his Spark initiative, NPR's digital future and more.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.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.NPR selects media journalist Elizabeth Jensen as next ombudsman
During the three-year appointment, Jensen will serve as NPR's public representative and write about journalism and journalistic ethics.CPB’s $7.5M in pubmedia news grants honors slain Charlie Hebdo journalists
CPB reacted Jan. 8 to the attack on journalists at the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo by announcing grants totaling $7.5 million to four ...Invisibilia launches, makes public radio history
NPR says the new show is public radio’s biggest program launch ever.Inside NPR’s latest radio show, Invisibilia
A behind-the-scenes look at Invisibilia, NPR's new radio show.The most noteworthy pubmedia news of 2014
We asked our reporters to reflect on a year's worth of trends, events and change in public media. Here's what stuck with ...Liberian reporters covering Ebola up close get boost from On the Media
The show's interview with a newspaper editor spurred a listener to take action.NPR launches new show Invisibilia
The show will be hosted by founding producers of This American Life and Radiolab.NPR to close Kabul bureau
When the 13-year international combat mission ends in Afghanistan Dec. 31, NPR’s Kabul bureau will also close. NPR decided in 2012 that it ...Matt Thompson leaves NPR for The Atlantic
NPR loses another high-profile employee to The Atlantic.
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