Irby Now Chief Of Content, WTMD & WYPR
Irby joined the organization’s leadership team in April 2020 and most recently served as Executive Director of News at WYPR. Prior to that, she held multiple editorial and leadership roles at NPR. Irby has also contributed to American Public Media as a Senior Editor on its flagship program Marketplace and worked in television before taking on leadership at WYPR.
It was concurrently announced that Jonathan Blakley will assume the newly created role of Program Director for WTMD and WYPR, reporting to Irby. Tyler Laporte will now return to his key role as Assistant Program Director and host on WTMD, following a period as Interim Program Director. WYPR will begin the search for an APD and Host to support the station’s day-to-day programming operations.
Kyle Leslie will continue in his current role under the newly adjusted Title of Director of Digital Media, reporting directly to the Office of the President.