Max joins WNYC newsroom as public safety reporter
WNYC has hired Samantha Max as a reporter on the public safety team, covering safety, policing and the justice system. She joins from Nashville Public Radio, where she was a criminal justice reporter at WPLN-FM 90.3. Max also served as a health and inequity reporter at The Telegraph in Macon, Ga. as one of the […]
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 […]
De Souza to join WNYC as director of digital news and audience
Veronica de Souza is joining WNYC in New York as director of digital news and audience. She was most recently senior director, publishing, for Vice and Refinery29. She has previously served as director of audience development at The Daily Beast and was head of audience and social at G/O Media. She was also a senior […]
WNYC reporter Fertig departs
Beth Fertig, a senior reporter at WNYC, has left after over 26 years. Previously, Fertig freelanced for The World, Public Radio International, and NPR. She also co-taught a class on radio reporting, writing and audio production for graduate students at City University of New York and has reported for WBGO and Monitor Radio, Christian Science […]
Intercept names Olivares lead producer for podcasts
Jose Olivares is now a lead producer, podcasts, at The Intercept. Previously, he was an associate producer at WNYC Radio. Previously, he was also a fellow at The Intercept and has interned at NPR. He has also worked as an assistant for the Reynolds School of Journalism’s Reynolds MediaLab. Olivares was also a general news […]
NY Times expands Opinion audio team with new hires
The following excerpt announcement was sent out by The New York Times managing editor, Opinion audio, Paula Szuchman: Nayeema Raza joins as senior editor for “Sway.” Nayeema has been a consulting senior producer on the show since its launch, and will now take the lead on driving editorial for news-making audio journalism and conversations that […]
WNYC seeks data reporter
WNYC is hiring a data reporter to join the growing Health and Science team. DUTIES: Scraping, finding, cleaning, analyzing, and interpreting data to find compelling stories for both text and audio Reporting some daily news while also reporting out longer-term investigations Writing clean, clear news stories that are factually accurate, timely, fair, and impactful Developing […]
WNYC taps SF Chronicle’s Cooper as editor-in-chief
WNYC has appointed Audrey Cooper as the company’s new editor-in-chief, reports Politico. Cooper recently stepped down as editor-in-chief of San Francisco Chronicle which she joined in 2006 as assistant metro editor. Cooper has also served on numerous company boards, including Global Mentor Network, The Poynter Institute, News Leaders Association, Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund and […]
WNYC’s Schachter joins New Hampshire Public Radio as CEO
Jim Schachter will be joining New Hampshire Public Radio as the new President and Chief Executive Officer effective Oct. 15. Schachter will be responsible for crafting and executing a vision for NHPR which will maintain its journalistic excellence and stay true to its mission of ‘expanding minds, sparking connections, and building stronger communities.’ Previously, Jim […]
