NPR
NPR extends contract for new underwriting voice
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Jessica Hansen, NPR’s new voice of its underwriting credits, will continue through, at least, June.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Episode 5: End of the vocal fry debate, Jacki Lyden on fashion, and lessons from commercial media
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On this week’s podcast, a conversation with a former NPR host about her new micro-news organization reporting on fashion, and more.
People
Mathes heading west to KUOW, Herring gone from PBS, ‘Political Junkie’ Rudin returns and more . . .
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Mathes will succeed longtime KUOW leader Wayne Roth, who announced his retirement in May. She begins the new job Jan. 2, 2014.
People
NPR unveils new voice of underwriting credits
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NPR hired voice-over and theater actress Sabrina Farhi as the new voice of its underwriting credits, with her on-air debut to come next month. Farhi has previously lent her voice to ads for TIAA–CREF and Bioré Skincare and performed extensively in independent theater productions in New York. She will work out of NPR’s Washington, D.C., headquarters in her new job. “Out of hundreds of voices, Sabrina’s immediately stood out for its warmth and conversational approach,” said Eric Nuzum, NPR’s v.p. of programming, in a press release. “We think listeners and supporters will find her engaging.”
In a brief audio introduction (hear it here), Farhi reveals that she enjoys Scrabble and Mad Men and tells listeners that “I’m not as serious as I sound.”
“I wanted to be an actress when I grew up, and all things considered, this is a dream career I never thought of as a kid,” Farhi says.