Programs/Content
NPR diversity VP steps in as interim Code Switch editor
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Code Switch’s previous leader started Monday as local/regional news director for WAMU in Washington, D.C.
Programs/Content
What does the public radio host of the future look and sound like?
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The executive producer of WAMU’s successor to “The Diane Rehm Show” shares how the station is evaluating host candidates.
System/Policy
NPR, stations credit audience gains to range of factors
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Election news, network and station efforts, and a change in Nielsen technology could all be contributing.
Programs/Content
WAMU hires EP for ‘Diane Rehm Show’ replacement
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The new program will be built from the “best of the DNA of ‘The Diane Rehm Show,’” but with some changes.
Quick Takes
Translator not necessarily included in sale of WAMU bluegrass station
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WAMU does not own or control the station’s translator near Bethesda, Md.
Quick Takes
WAMU seeks buyer for bluegrass stream and stations
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The station was advised to focus on news and information.
Development
Stations try different approaches with food bank partnerships
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Food-bank partnerships have been successful for many public stations, but experts say they can have mixed results.
Programs/Content
WAMU project amplifies a neglected neighborhood’s voices
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The Localore initiative Anacostia Unmapped features local producers telling unfiltered stories.
Programs/Content
Stations have a future in local appeal, distinct programming
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A radio content chief lays out a vision for digital success.
Quick Takes
Washington’s WAMU restructures newsroom
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The station will structure coverage around five beats.
Programs/Content
Diane Rehm to retire next year
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Rehm plans to retire sometime after next year’s presidential election.
People
A host whose commitment to his station goes beyond skin deep
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Thanks to a listener donation, Washington, D.C.’s Kojo Nnamdi got inked.
Obituaries
Ed Walker, WAMU co-founder and longtime host, dies at 83
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Walker died just hours after his final broadcast aired on the station.
People
Longtime WAMU host Ed Walker to retire
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Walker has hosted The Big Broadcast on WAMU since 1990 and helped launch the station in 1951.
Obituaries
James White, public radio newscaster, dies at 60
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White worked for more than 24 years at WAMU in Washington, D.C.
People
WAMU hires Andi McDaniel as head of content
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McDaniel comes from Twin Cities Public Television.
Ethics
NPR to update ethics code, define when personal becomes political for show hosts
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NPR is clarifying ambiguities in its ethics code about the role of talk show hosts after a flap over Diane Rehm’s participation in fundraising activities for a right-to-die organization.
Diane Rehm
Diane Rehm will end right-to-die advocacy
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After her husband’s difficult death, Rehm helped raise funds for an organization that supports medically assisted suicide.
Programs/Content
The first of our new improved weekly roundups — now with more content
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This week: the Congressional Downtown Abbey office, new conferences, digital wisdom and more.