Tag: WNYC
“Steve was my hero”: a remembrance of a radio rebel
Steve Post, legendary New York radio personality for more than 50 years, died Sunday. He was 70 years old. Steve was the ...WNYC receives $1M grant for new health reporting unit
New York’s WNYC-FM has received a $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a new reporting unit focused on ...With ‘Smartbinge,’ WNYC aims to raise national profile for digital content
In an effort to position itself as a national brand in public radio, New York’s WNYC is launching an ad campaign likening ...Thursday roundup: Snap Judgment aims for Hollywood; WNYC’s Rookies offer radio pointers
Plus: First Look backs press-freedom groups.WNYC adds three podcasts, looks to expand offerings hosted by women
Death, Sex & Money, The Sporkful and The Longest Shortest Time join the station's digital programming lineup.Tuesday roundup: Knight backs innovation site; Rockefeller receives journalists’ award
Plus: Tribeca panels become a WNYC offering.Thursday roundup: PBS promotes execs; Code Switch crowdsources poetry
• PBS has promoted two of its programming execs. Michael Kelley, formerly v.p. of strategy and business affairs, ascends to s.v.p., programming and ...WNYC’s new feature lets listeners create, download playlists
New York Public Radio’s WNYC recently beefed up its mobile app with a personalization feature allowing users to generate playlists of news ...Monday roundup: WNYC gets $10 million, POV pairs with NYT, PRPD elects directors
• WNYC/New York Public Radio is receiving the largest grant ever given to a public radio station, it announced today. The pubcaster ...“f gwenifill”? Former pubmedia consultant’s Twitter mistake results in bizarre messages
Several news organizations’ Twitter accounts, including some public media accounts, emitted a deluge of cryptic messages reading “f gwenifill” today. The tweets ...WNYC’s homemade sensors provide new tools for detecting stories
WNYC is among the media outlets that are working to extend that domain to include members of their audiences, tapping into communities ...Elaine Rivera, former WNYC reporter, dies at 54
Elaine Rivera, a reporter for New York’s WNYC from 2006–09, died Oct. 26. She was 54. The cause of death has not ...This American Life, Radiolab, Radio Rookies among Third Coast winners
Programs produced by Chicago’s WBEZ, New York’s WNYC and Miami’s WLRN won awards from the Third Coast International Audio Festival, handed out ...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 ...WNYC, Takeaway encourage stations to take it apart
Public radio’s The Takeaway has more than doubled its carriage since cancellation of NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and the show’s producers ...
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