WSJ seeks an editorial director for daily and weekly podcasts
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an editorial director to oversee a portfolio of daily and weekly podcasts for its global audio team, ranging from headline-driven podcasts focused on news, business, markets and personal finance to podcasts examining the changing dynamics of the workplace. In collaboration with the head of audio, the editorial director will […]
WSJ named Delmore host of its “As We Work” podcast
The Wall Street Journal has hired Erin Delmore to host its “As We Work” podcast. Delmore is an Emmy award-winning multimedia journalist with experience across national and local television, digital, print and radio. Her work has appeared online and with the BBC, NBC News and MSNBC, CNN, Fox News and Fox Business, CBSN, Cheddar, Sky News and […]
Grid launches new podcast “Bad Takes,” but is it off to a bad (as in biased) start?
Grid has launched a new podcast “Bad Takes,” which will examine some of the “worst takes on important and complex topics.” The podcast will be hosted by political commentator and Grid editor at large Matthew Yglesias and executive editor Laura McGann. Yet how the duo define “worst” is at best debatable. Though Yglesias and McGann […]
WSJ hires Ossola to report and produce “Future of Everything” podcast
The Wall Street Journal has hired Alex Ossola to report and produce its “Future of Everything” podcast. She has previously been Quartz membership editor. She had been with the financial news site for nearly four years. Ossola started as deputy special projects editor and was later special projects editor. Ossola was previously the managing editor and former features […]
Olbermann to debut new political and sports podcast on iHeartMedia
Keith Olbermann will launch a new political analysis and sports podcast series, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” on iHeartMedia. Olbermann is a former MSNBC anchor and political commentator. An excerpt from the news reads: The daily podcast, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, will feature a mixture of news, including Olbermann’s ‘Special Comment’ political analysis and his ‘Worst […]
Olbermann to debut new political and sports podcast on iHeartMedia
Keith Olbermann will launch a new political analysis and sports podcast series, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” on iHeartMedia. Olbermann is a former MSNBC anchor and political commentator. An excerpt from the news reads: The daily podcast, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, will feature a mixture of news, including Olbermann’s ‘Special Comment’ political analysis and his ‘Worst […]
Bloomberg Industry hires Schwartz to produce and anchor “UnCommon Law”
Josh Block, executive producer for video and audio at Bloomberg Industry Group, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: I am excited to announce that Matthew Schwartz will join the audio team to produce and anchor our flagship narrative journalism podcast, [Un]Common Law. The show will continue to combine storytelling with legal issues and public […]
WSJ’s Lewellyn joins Vox Media as “Today, Explained” producer
Amanda Lewellyn, a Wall Street Journal development producer, has joined Vox Media to work on its flagship product “Today, Explained” as a producer. She previously was a fill-in host and producer for the “Tech News Briefing” podcast at The Journal. Lewellyn has been at The Journal since November 2019, producing across multiple podcasts, including “Tech News Briefing” […]
Bloomberg seeks a head of podcasts
The Head of Podcasts is responsible for overseeing the strategy, development and production of Bloomberg’s podcast slate, leveraging both our existing shows to grow them and identifying promising new podcasts from the newsroom. We’re looking for a candidate who is creative, self-starting and ambitious about how to grow our podcast operation in a highly competitive […]
Lewellyn departs WSJ for new opportunity
Amanda Lewellyn, a development producer, helping to test and launch new audio initiatives, is leaving The Wall Street Journal for a new opportunity. She has been in that role for the past year. She previously was a fill-in host and producer for the “Tech News Briefing” podcast. Lewellyn has been at The Journal since November […]
