NPR names two new board members
The following excerpt was sent out from NPR: NPR welcomes the election of Milena Alberti-Perez and Margaret Low to the NPR Board of Directors. Milena Alberti-Perez was elected by the Board by unanimous written consent on April 17, 2023 to serve as an NPR Public Director for a term expiring in November 2025. She was […]
Hawkins joins NPR as health equity reporter
NPR has hired Drew Hawkins as a health equity reporter, based in the Gulf States newsroom. Recently, he was at Renaissance Publishing LLC, where he worked as a writer and research database coordinator. Previously, Hawkins was a contract writer at nonprofit donation plugin for WordPress GiveWP. He also served as a content editor at wikiHow. […]
Kennedy swaps NPR for Vox
Vox has tapped Miranda Kennedy to serve as executive producer of “Today Explained.” Recently, she served as editor of “Rough Translation,” a true crime episodic podcast at NPR. Kennedy worked at NPR for more than seven years, holding the posts of senior news editor, supervising producer and supervising senior editor of “Morning Edition.” Previously, she […]
Adams swaps NPR for Texas Tribune
Matt Adams will join the Texas Tribune as director of audience engagement. Currently, he is an acting supervisor for audience engagement at NPR. Adams joined NPR in January 2020 as an audience strategist. Before NPR, he served at National Geographic as assistant photo editor, associate photo editor and senior producer. Adams has a B.A. from […]
NPR hires Waldholz to its climate team
The following excerpt was sent out from NPR’s chief science editor Andrea Kissack: We are thrilled to share the news that Rachel Waldholz will join the climate team later this month as an editor with a focus on developing station climate reporting capacity. She will also be working on helping us to expand our NPR […]
Poggioli retiring from NPR after 41 years
Didrik Schanche, international editor, and Edith Chapin, acting senior vice president of news at NPR, made the following announcement: Imagining NPR without Sylvia Poggioli veers toward the impossible. But after 41 years, Sylvia says, “It’s time to hang up my headphones.” She is the longest-serving reporter on the International Desk and an NPR icon. For […]
Michel Martin named co-host of ‘Morning Edition’
The following excerpt was sent out via WBUR in Boston: NPR announced today Michel Martin has been selected as the fourth host of Morning Edition, NPR’s morning drivetime news magazine carried by 840 public radio stations nationwide. Her last day hosting weekend All Things Considered will be March 12, and her first day hosting Morning Edition will be March 27. Michel […]
Heyward to join WNYC as general assignment reporter
The following was sent out from deputy editor Stephanie Clary and editor of the People & Power Desk David Cruz: We’re thrilled to announce Giulia Heyward will be joining the WNYC newsroom as a general assignment reporter on the People & Power desk, helping us cover how state and local policies affect New Yorkers. She […]
NPR seeks a chief business editor
NPR’s Chief Business Editor has overall operational and editorial responsibility for business and economics coverage on all platforms: news magazines, newscast, web, and social media. He/she supervises assignments and provides editorial guidance to a team of business reporters, correspondents and editors across the country. The position also advises NPR shows, including Morning Edition and All […]
Carter swaps NPR for WaPo
Brandon Carter has joined The Washington Post’s social team as an assignment editor. As per the Post: “Brandon will lead our Instagram team, which curates our @washingtonpost, @coveringpolitics and @postclimate accounts, and focus on optimizing Post journalism for one of our fastest-growing audiences off-platform. He will also work to launch new accounts and collaborate with […]
