Girdwood departs NPR Politics
Barton Girdwood, the lead producer for The NPR Politics Podcast, has left the politics team. However, he has not left NPR and will be launching a new podcast soon. Before working on this podcast, he helped create and launch NPR’s Up First, which became one of the company’s top podcasts. The podcast was created from […]
Cornish departs NPR for CNN
Audie Cornish, host of NPR’s “All Things Considered”, has signed off to join CNN’s new streaming service, hosting a weekly show for CNN+ and contributing to the streaming service’s slate of live programming. She will also appear on the cable news network during breaking news stories. Cornish had been the host of “All Things Considered” […]
NPR names Maynes Moscow correspondent
NPR chief international editor Didrik Schanche sent out the following excerpt note to newsroom staff: Dear All, I’m delighted to announce that Charles Maynes will join NPR as its Moscow correspondent beginning January 3. Charles has been filling in Moscow since the summer. For over a decade, he has reported on Russia and the former Soviet Union. His […]
Fadel named host of NPR’s “Morning Edition”
NPR has named Leila Fadel as the newest host for one of its defining programs, “Morning Edition.” Fadel, who will become the show’s fourth host, comes from within NPR where she was most recently a national correspondent based in Los Angeles covering race and identity. “The beautiful thing about hosting is you get to dive […]
WNYC hires Misdary as health and science reporter
WNYC Radio has tapped Rosemary Misdary as a health and science reporter. She was previously a Kroc fellow at NPR. She has also worked freelance for WNYC Radio and was a field reporter on the City desk at the New York Post. She has also interned at the New York Daily News and was a […]
NPR adds two to staff
Neena Pathak has joined NPR’s enterprise storytelling unit as a supervising editor. She comes from The New York Times, where she was a producer. She was also a producer at BuzzFeed News and was an associate producer at American Public Media Group. Pathak graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Justine Yan joins as an assistant […]
Wallis joins KGOU News as state impact environment and science reporter
Beth Wallis has joined KGOU News, an NPR member station in Norman, Oklahoma, as state impact environment and science reporter. She was previously an intern at the station. She also worked as a news reporter, news managing editor, news editor and then as an enterprise editor at The OU Daily, the student paper of the […]
Vox hires King as co-host and editorial director for ¨Today, Explained¨
Broadcast journalist Noel King is joining Today, Explained, Vox’s flagship daily news podcast as co-host and editorial director. King will also help set the show’s direction on a new chapter of growth, developing special series, reporting ambitious stories, and more. Recently, King was at NPR, where she was co-host of Morning Edition and Up First. […]
Houston Public Media appoints Johnson-Ramirez news director
Houston Public Media has named Laurie Johnson-Ramirez as its news director. She had been serving as interim news director since June, after serving as executive producer for the past 4 years. She also played a vital role in launching The Texas Newsroom, a collaboration between Houston Public Media, NPR and public media stations in Dallas, […]
Washington Post appoints Cheng breaking news reporter in Seoul hub
The following excerpt announcement was sent out by The Washington Post foreign editor Douglas Jehl, deputy foreign editor Eva Rodriguez and Seoul hub editor Kendra Nichols: We’re pleased to announce that Amy Cheng has joined The Post as a breaking-news reporter for our hub in Seoul, joining a team that is playing a key role in […]
