Khilnani takes on new role at NPR
The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher: NPR’s President and CEO, John Lansing, has promoted Nik Khilnani to senior vice president of Product and Audience Technology. In this expanded role, Khilnani will oversee the Product, Design and Audience Technology teams, drive the roadmap and development of audience products, station tools and engineering […]
Chapin upped to SVP of news and EIC at NPR
NPR has named Edith Chapin senior vice president of news and editor-in-chief. Recently, she served as interim SVP of news and editorial director. She has been with NPR for 11 years, previously serving as chief international editor and VP and executive editor. Chapin worked at CNN for 25 years, where she held the posts of […]
Khalid joins ABC News as a contributor
ABC News has hired Asma Khalid as a contributor. She is a White House correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Khalid joined NPR in February 2018 as a political correspondent. Before that, she was a senior reporter/editor at WBUR, where she launched a new business and technology team, Bostonomix. From August 2015 to […]
Cheng swaps NPR for the Associated Press
Shelly Cheng has joined The Associated Press’ elections and democracy team as a data visualization developer, a post she recently held at NPR. Previously, Cheng held the same post at NBCUniversal and The Texas Tribune. She also worked as a graphics reporter at The Wall Street Journal. An award-winning journalist and data visualization engineer, Cheng […]
USA Today hires Fast as investigative data reporter
Austin Fast has joined USA Today as an investigative data reporter. Recently, he was a data reporter on the investigations team at NPR. Fast worked as a general assignment reporter at KJZZ-FM 91.5, an NPR member station in Arizona, and was an audio producer at the Tampa Bay Times. He also served as a web […]
NPR promotes Dickens to deputy executive producer
Kelley L. Dickens, a supervising editor at NPR, has taken on the role of deputy executive producer. She joined in October 2020 as an editor of Morning Edition. Previously, Dickens was an assistant news director and news director at WBND-LD Ch. 57, an ABC affiliate in South Bend, Ind. She worked at Michigan ABC stations […]
NPR names McCammon a national political correspondent
In a note to newsroom staff, Krishnadev Calamur, chief Washington editor, and Muthoni Muturi, executive producer of the “NPR Politics Podcast,” made the following announcement: All: We’re delighted to announce that Sarah McCammon is joining the Washington Desk as National Political Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. She will continue her stellar coverage […]
NPR announces new role for Scott Detrow
The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher: NPR has announced that Scott Detrow has been selected as the weekend host of “All Things Considered,” NPR’s flagship evening news magazine, and the new co-host of the daily news podcast “Consider This.” “I’m thrilled to be joining ‘All Things Considered’ on the weekends. Over the years […]
USA Today appoints Samuel EIC
Terence Samuel will join USA Today as its next editor in chief. In his new role, he will replace Nicole Carroll, who departed earlier this year. Currently, Samuel is VP and executive editor at NPR, where he has worked for six years. He joined as deputy managing editor and then served as managing editor for […]
NPR names Corley its new Midwest bureau chief
In a note to newsroom staff, NPR chief national editor Ammad Omar announced the following update: Dear All, We are thrilled to announce that Cheryl Corley has been hired as permanent Midwest Bureau Chief, effective immediately, after an internal search. The Midwest Bureau Chief is an essential position, linking the NPR newsroom to hundreds of member station newsrooms […]
