Tag: NPR
Follow Planet Money’s Kickstarted T-shirt odyssey
The cotton T-shirt, a public radio merchandising staple, is front-and-center in a new multimedia project from NPR's economics reporting unit Planet Money.Robert Conley, first host of All Things Considered, dies at 85
Robert Conley, the first host of NPR’s All Things Considered, died of parotid cancer Nov. 16 at his home in Virginia. He was 85. ...NPR’s Slocum honored for leadership and service to public radio
The Public Radio Regional Organizations presented the annual PRRO Award Nov. 13 to NPR Chief Administrative Officer Joyce Slocum, whose five years ...NPR urges FCC to help stations dislocated by spectrum auction
NPR has asked the FCC to consider reimbursing broadcasters for the costs of any antenna relocations that may result from the upcoming ...NPR combining news apps, multimedia teams
NPR’s news applications and multimedia operations are merging into a single unit to be headed by current News Applications Editor Brian Boyer. “We ...Rehm to direct marketing for American Geophysical Union
Dana Davis Rehm, a former NPR senior v.p. and public radio station manager, is joining the American Geophysical Union as its director ...NPR unveils new voice of underwriting credits
NPR hired voice-over and theater actress Sabrina Farhi as the new voice of its underwriting credits, with her on-air debut to come ...NPR to announce new voice of underwriting credits
NPR plans to unveil tomorrow the name of the on-air talent who has been chosen to voice its underwriting credits as a ...WFUV seeks membership boost with new mix of music
New York’s WFUV has expanded its music mix and dropped NPR newscasts, with a goal of enticing more listeners to become members. Starting ...After Talk of the Nation, Neal Conan’s first gig takes him to Greenland
Neal Conan’s first foray out of the studio in 11 years took him very far from the studio indeed — all the ...Gambit to go independent opens new doors for Hinojosa
In launching her own media company, Maria Hinojosa sought to bring a “consistent presence” of a Latina journalist to PBS and take ...Two-year plan to balance NPR’s budget includes staff reduction
NPR girded for a difficult leadership transition Sept. 13 when its board authorized management to trim the network’s workforce by up to ...WKGC dropping NPR affiliation, picking up BBC, APM shows
WKGC in Panama City, Fla., will replace NPR’s newsmagazines with BBC news programs distributed by American Public Media. The station, which is ...Flatow moves Science Friday to PRI distribution
Science Friday, the weekly NPR series hosted by Ira Flatow, is pairing with Public Radio International in a new distribution deal to take effect ...NPR Board appoints Haaga as interim chief, announces 10-percent buy-out plan
Paul Haaga, a lawyer and financier who has served as NPR vice chair since last fall, was appointed interim president as the ...
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