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Give Them A Hand: Gracie Awards For NPR
Yesterday, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced that it is honoring NPR with three national Gracie Awards for "exemplary programming created for women, by women and about women."...
View ArticleHost ProFile: 'A Great Story Can Change You.'
My name... Guy Raz.NPR employee since... 1997.Public radio listener since... 1995.My job at NPR is... Host, TED Radio Hour and formerly the weekend host of All Things Considered.I'm not as......
View ArticleNPR Generation Listen: Join The Tribe
Were you a backseat baby? Were you strapped into your car seat and forced to listen to NPR in the 80's and 90's? If so, high fives to your smart parents.If you weren't force-fed, how did you discover...
View ArticleHost ProFile: 'The Single Most Important Thing I Do Is Listen.'
My name... Michele NorrisNPR employee since... October 2002Public radio listener since... I grew up as a prisoner of public radio. I've been listening since I was a kid.My job at NPR is... Host/Special...
View ArticlePhotos From Michele Norris' Interview With 'Lean In' Author Sheryl Sandberg
Last night was "the biggest event in Washington," announced a beaming Shelton Zuckerman to the sold-out crowd gathered in Washington, D.C.'s Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, of which Shelton is a...
View Article'The Thistle & Shamrock' Host ProFile, Straight From The Scottish Highlands
We're celebrating St. Patrick's Day in true public radio form - a conversation with the award-winning host of NPR's The Thistle & Shamrock. Fiona Ritchiehas spent more than 30 years digging into...
View ArticleProFile: 'Their Stories Can Help Bridge The Gap Between Veterans And...
After years covering the Middle East and reporting on wars and violence in the region, award-winning NPR Corespondent Quil Lawrence turns to the millions of Americans transitioning to life back at home...
View ArticleNPR Now Available On Google Currents
For all of you Google Currents users out there, you can now experience NPR right from Google Currents aggregator app.Along with American Public Media, NPR teamed up with Google to develop an improved...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Carl Kasell
Perhaps you've heard on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!that Carl Kasell, the show's official judge and scorekeeper, has a few magic tricks up his sleeves. The truth is, we didn't realize the extent of this...
View Article'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!' Makes A Trailer
All that's missing is Carl Kasell saying "In a world..."Host Peter Sagal and the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! team set out to make a trailer for their national cinema event on May 2. Things went about...
View ArticleCollaboration Is Key For Dallas Member Station's Mental Health Project
During and after national tragedies like the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., journalists in newsrooms across the country search for new ways to cover national issues at a local level. Prompted by a...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To Backseat Babies Everywhere
Dear Backseat Baby,Hey. Yeah you, in the backseat! I know you're trying to pretend like you're not listening to whatever it is Mom or Dad have droning on through the car speakers, but you should listen...
View ArticleForty Years Of Oops: A Look Back At Some Of NPR's Greatest Goofs
When you listen to NPR on your local Member Station, the audio always sounds so pleasant and calm. The programming floats along, bouncing seamlessly from one topic to another, from one program to...
View ArticleBlogger ProFile: 'Man Improbably Lands Dream Job, Spends Entire Salary on Ice...
There's a new team of journalists at NPR. You'll see their work online at the Code Switchblog and hear their voices on air, exploring "the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they...
View ArticleA Peek Into Our New Home
Earlier this month, NPR's DC-based staffers shut down our computers on a Friday afternoon and walked out of our home of 19 years for the last time. We all carry lots of memories from our beloved '635'...
View ArticleHost ProFile: 'I Love Figuring Stuff Out And Explaining It To People'
As co-host of Planet Money, Alex Blumberg is making a t-shirt (well, about one thousand of them) – and bringing listeners on the complicated global odyssey behind the production of the basic cotton...
View ArticlePaparazzi Descend On Wait Wait... Cinecast!
On May 2, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! beamed our beloved news-quiz show live into movie theaters across the country, from Seattle to Miami.Fans gathered to experience Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! like...
View ArticleSee A New NPR Homepage On Your Smartphone
The next time you browse the web on your phone, be sure to visit the NPR homepage. We've got a new experience there for smartphone users, and NPR Digital is launching it today.On your phone, just point...
View ArticleCarl Kasell Named 'North Carolinian Of The Year'
The North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) recently honored Carl Kasell as the 2013 North Carolinian of the Year recognizing his years of journalism in the Tar Heel State and throughout the country.As...
View ArticleSouth America Correspondent ProFile: 'I Wanted To Be Exactly This When I Grew...
You've heard her reporting from Jerusalem or Libya, and perhaps you remember her news updates from Baghdad or Mexico City before that. Now NPR International Correspondent Lourdes Garcia-Navarro is on...
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