Barton Named PM Anchor, NPR Newscasts
• NPR announced that Ryland Barton will be joining the Newscast team as a PM anchor, writing, producing, and delivering hourly national newscasts, beginning Sept. 22.
An experienced public media reporter, host, and newsroom leader, Barton joined NPR in 2023 as an editor for the States Team on NPR’s National Desk. He most recently served as NPR’s overnight editor, working with reporters in the Middle East, Ukraine, Russia, China and India for Morning Edition and NPR.org.
Before joining NPR, Barton worked for Louisville Public Media as Managing Editor for Collaboratives, where he led a multi-state newsroom covering economic, environmental, and public health issues facing Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. He also served as Capitol Bureau Chief at Kentucky Public Radio. At KWBU/Waco, TX, Barton was a local host of All Things Considered and a reporter (where he created the station’s first PM newscast); and at KUT/Austin he was a part-time host, producer, and reporter.
“I’m a believer in public radio, especially the power of NPR’s network to lift up voices from around the country to tell the story of the nation,” said Barton. “Newscasts bring the breadth of NPR’s excellent reporting to our audience in five minutes. Especially when there is more competition for our attention than ever before, these updates are long enough to inform, but short enough to fit into the audience’s busy day. I’m excited to bring that to our listeners with the incredibly talented Newscast team, whom I’ve been privileged to engage with over the years as a reporter and desk editor.”
“We are thrilled to have Ryland join the Newscast team,” said Edith Chapin, NPR Senior Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, and acting Chief Content Officer. “His love of public radio and breadth of experience makes him the perfect voice to deliver the news to millions of listeners.” [Photo Credit: J. Tyler Franklin / Louisville Public Media]
