Current (https://current.org/tag/wamu/page/2/)
The show from WAMU and NPR is one part “best of podcasting” compilation show, one part industry-insider talk show, and a thousand parts Lauren Ober, its charismatic and affable host.
Listeners of the two ethnicities now make up about one-fourth of the station’s audience, according to the Washingtonian.
The service will continue online and on an HD radio channel.
The program has already surpassed its predecessor in broadcast reach.
Supporters organized to create a foundation to preserve the broadcast service for music lovers in metropolitan D.C.
“Dear President: What You Need to Know About Race” brings together unlikely pairings of speakers for micro-conversations about black experiences with racism.
Siefken is VP of broadcast and digital media at The Fred Rogers Co.
A new nonprofit organization and WAMU have until Feb. 6 to finalize the sale.
The new national program, “1A,” debuts Jan. 2.