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Martínez Named Host Of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 kevincarter NPR

• NPR announced that after a national search, A Martínez has been tapped as the fourth host of Morning Edition, NPR’s

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Indie 102.3 About To Get Louder

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 kevincarter Colorado Public Radio, KVOQ

• Colorado Public Radio’s music discovery station, KVOQ (Indie 102.3)/Denver has filed paperwork with the FCC to trade in its

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Linzey Named SVP, People & Culture For CPR

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 kevincarter Colorado Public Radio

• Colorado Public Radio (CPR) announced the hire of LaToya Linzey as SVP, People And Culture, where she will oversee

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Cherri Gregg Joining WHYY/Philadelphia

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 kevincarter WHYY

• NPR affiliate WHYY/Philadelphia announced award-winning radio reporter Cherri Gregg, currently the Community Affairs reporter across the street on Audacy’s

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River Runs Through Billings

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 kevincarter KYWH, Montana's River

• Veteran programmer Mike Summers checks in from beautiful Billings, Montana, where he has been busy launching a new Triple

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Rita Houston Honored With Memorial Award

May 6, 2021 kevincarter WFUV, WXPN

• The legacy of the late, legendary Rita Houston, longtime PD of Fordham University’s influential non-comm WFUV/New York is being

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CPB, RFA Support Public Radio Reporters

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 kevincarter CPB, Report For America

• Report For America (RFA), a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues

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WPLN News Hires Environmental Reporter

April 27, 2021 kevincarter Nashville Public Radio, WPLN News

• Nashville Public Radio’s 90.3 WPLN News has hired Caroline Eggers as the newsroom’s inaugural Environmental Reporter, starting in June. In

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Brown Named Chief Content Officer @ WBEZ

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 kevincarter NPR, WBEZ

• Chicago Public Media, home to NPR news station WBEZ/Chicago has promoted Managing Editor Tracy Brown to Chief Content Officer,

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MPR Adds Four To The Board

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 kevincarter Minnesota Public Radio

• The Minnesota Public Radio Board of Trustees has elected Jeannine Befidi, Mike Palmer, Bryan Phillips and Mandy Tuong as its