Press statement from NPR CEO John Lansing about Joyce Slocum

NPR and the entire public media system mourn the loss of Joyce Slocum.

Joyce was a remarkable person who made countless contributions to this network throughout her distinguished career. She understood the importance of our public service mission like few do, from the vantage point of having served in so many essential roles across the network — most recently, as CEO of Texas Public Radio, and prior to that as a member of the NPR Board of Directors, an adviser to the NPR Foundation Board of Trustees, and a long list of key leadership positions at NPR, including a stretch as interim President and CEO during a critical moment of transition for the organization.

Joyce was a leader in the collaborative journalism efforts of NPR and Member organizations. She will be remembered as a strong advocate for the promise and power of our local/national network and our shared mission of journalism in the public interest.

–John Lansing