NPR member station promotes McGlinchy to housing reporter
KUT-FM 90.5, NPR member station for central Texas has tapped Audrey McGlinchy as a housing reporter. Previously, she was the station’s general assignment reporter. She was also an intern at the station as well as The New York Times and Guernica, a magazine on art and ideas. McGlinchy has a B.A. from Wesleyan University and […]
1A promotes Williams to special projects editor
The 1A news show from WAMU-FM 88.5 and NPR has tapped Amanda Williams as special projects editor to lead the Remaking America project. She moves to that role from a producer post. She previously produced on-air broadcasts, field reports, and audience engagement events in collaboration with the six Across America partner stations, and digital-first reports […]
NPR taps Carrión as video producer
NPR has hired Keren Carrión as a short-form video producer on the visuals team. Recently, she spent two years as a photojournalist for NPR’s affiliate station in Dallas through Report for America. She was a video producer at CNN, where she previously interned. She was also a student video journalist at The New York Times. […]
Laidlaw appointed deputy national editor at NPR
NPR chief national editor, Vickie Walton-James and Ammad Omar, deputy national editor – West, sent out the following: Dear all, We’re thrilled to announce that Catherine Laidlaw will be joining the National Desk as our new Deputy National Editor for the East, after an exhaustive, nationwide search. Catherine joined NPR more than a decade ago, […]
Kim joins NPR as weekend reporter
NPR has tapped Juliana Kim as a reporter on the digital desk. Kim joins from NPR member station WPLN-FM 90.3 in Nashville, where she was an education reporter covering local and state K-12 school issues. Kim previously was reporting fellow at The New York Times. She has also reported for ProPublica and interned at The […]
NPR “Morning Edition” producer Keatley departs
Avery Keatley, a producer for NPR’s Morning Edition and Up First podcast has left. A part of her Tweet reads: “So, what’s next? The answer is a little complicated. My life centers around goals. I set daily, weekly, monthly, goals. And then there are the years-long goals — the dreams. During the pandemic, I felt […]
NPR promotes Summers to co-host of “All Things Considered”
Juana Summers, a political correspondent at NPR has been appointed co-host of its flagship afternoon news program “All Things Considered.” She steps into her new role June 27. Summers joined NPR in 2019 as a political reporter. Before that, she was a national political reporter at The Associated Press. She was a senior political writer […]
Ryan departs CNN for NPR
NPR has tapped Erika Ryan as a producer for its popular afternoon news show “All Things Considered.” She begins in June. Most recently, Ryan produced “The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer” at CNN+. She also worked as an associate producer and producer for digital video programming at CNN. She formerly reported on the Columbia, S.C. arts […]
WNYC taps NPR’s Young in newly created role of senior VP, WNYC Studios
New York Public Radio has appointed Kenya Young as senior vice president, WNYC Studios. In her new role, Young will oversee a portfolio, including The New Yorker Public Hour and more. She will also set the strategic direction for WNYC Studios’ portfolio of podcasts. Young will also lead and support teams developing and producing shows. […]
NY Times adds three producers to ‘The Daily’
The following excerpt was sent out by The New York Times senior editor for audio Anita Badejo and Lisa Chow, editor of “The Daily” : Carlos Prieto joins as a producer. Carlos began his career in audio at a radio news station in Washington, D.C. He then joined POLITICO as the launching producer of a […]
