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WBUR/Boston Hit With Budget Cuts

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 kevincarter NPR, WBUR

• Public radio continues to get financially hammered by ongoing COVID-19-related issues. On the heels of major cutbacks at Chicago

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NPR Not Immune To Pay Cuts

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19, NPR

• Like most major media companies, National Public Radio (NPR) has been forced to cut pay and benefits for some

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Jenn White New Host Of NPR’s 1A

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 kevincarter NPR, WAMU

• American University’s WAMU 88.5/Washington has named Jenn White as the new host of the nationally syndicated NPR show 1A, with a

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NPR Names New Public Editor

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 kevincarter NPR

• NPR has contracted for the services of distinguished media ethicist Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute to serve as its

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NPR Names Chief Marketing Officer

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 kevincarter NPR

• Michael Smith, a recognized brand marketing executive has been named Chief Marketing Officer of NPR, starting April 6. Smith

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Public Radio Creates California Newsroom

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 kevincarter NPR

• Public radio stations across California are teaming up with NPR to create a regional newsroom to increase coverage of

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VuHaus Segues To NPRMusic.org

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 kevincarter NPR, VuHaus

• NPR is excited to announce the launch of a new microsite, Live Sessions From NPR Music Stations Across America.

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Douris Named New Host Of ‘World Cafe’

September 18, 2019 kevincarter NPR, World Cafe, WXPN

• Non-comm WXPN/Philadelphia, the member-supported public radio station of the University of Pennsylvania and producer of the NPR-distributed daily music

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Remembering Cokie Roberts

September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 kevincarter ABC News, NPR

• Pioneering journalist Cokie Roberts, known as one of the “Founding Mothers” of NPR before later going to a successful career

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NPR Names Lansing President & CEO

September 6, 2019September 8, 2019 kevincarter NPR

• The NPR Board of Directors has selected John Lansing as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Lansing, 62,