Tag: NPR
NPR hires top YMCA fundraiser as new chief development officer
NPR has hired Monique Hanson, senior v.p. and chief development officer for YMCA of the USA, as its chief development officer. Hanson joined ...Olympic boxing champ featured in PRX special, Kickstarter-funded film
Claressa Shields, the 17-year-old who yesterday slugged her way to the first ever middleweight gold medal in Olympic women’s boxing, participated in ...NPR receives $1.5 million grant to support race and ethnicity reporting
...Like Planet Money, the as-yet-unnamed unit will establish its brand on multiple platforms, through reports for NPR’s radio shows, a blog and ...Aronson promoted at Frontline, NPR Board elections, Lapin joins Current, and more…
The promotion, announced during the Television Critics Association Press Tour last month, was widely reported as an indication that Aronson will succeed ...WWNO, NPR plan expanded newsroom to serve New Orleans
A group of public radio partners is preparing to launch a new local journalism nonprofit that will employ upwards of 20 people ...New Orleans journalism venture won’t compete with T-P, Wilson says
The new nonprofit newsroom that NPR and WWNO announced today will not compete directly with the Times-Picayne, NPR’s Kinsey Wilson told Current in an ...NPR, WWNO launching new nonprofit newsroom in New Orleans
NPR is launching a new nonprofit newsroom in New Orleans in conjunction with WWNO, the local public radio station owned by the ...Noncom groups file comments on FCC’s third-party fundraising proposal
NPR, PBS and the Association of Public Television Stations are among broadcast organizations weighing in with the FCC on its April proposal ...Journalism Center on Children and Families – Casey Medals
Pubradio won a pair of medals for reportage on youth and families. WYNC’s Radio Rookies won a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism ...What makes a crossover hit for public radio?
Crossover appeal plays a vital role in public radio’s growth. Many of our best programs — including the top daily newsmagazines — ...NET’s Bates to retire, NPR’s Seabrook departs, Bodarky elected PRNDI prez, and more…
Bates, a producer/director who rose through the ranks to become network chief in 1996, announced his retirement plans June 22, initiating the second ...Association of Public Radio Engineers Awards
Mike Starling received the Meritorious Service Award for spearheading technological innovation within NPR and at its stations. Starling, executive director of the Technology ...Where does Car Talk belong? Let listeners decide
In this commentary, NPR’s v.p. of programming responds to Ira Glass’s suggestion that stations not devote prime weekend airtime to Car Talk reruns after the Magliozzi ...NPR builds up team of news-app developers
NPR is stepping up its efforts to innovate in digital news by expanding staff and hiring Brian Boyer, a programmer who created ...Late professor left gifts to NPR, Texas station in will
NPR and KMBH in Harlingen, Texas, have received donations from a devoted listener who passed away in 2009. Wallace Cameron, a former ...
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