Samantha Melbourneweaver 2022 Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times hide caption toggle caption 2022 Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times People Samantha Melbourneweaver joins NPR as Managing Editor/Digital Audience Growth & Engagement June 10, 2024 Melbourneweaver will oversee the Growth, Engagement and News Apps teams and work closely with colleagues across the Content Division.
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Courtesy of Emily Barocas hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Emily Barocas People Emily Barocas is now NPR's Deputy Managing Editor, Digital May 29, 2024 Emily will continue to be a key driver of strategy for the NPR app and she’ll retain NPR’s newsletter portfolio. She will also take stewardship of NPR.org’s homepage, a structural change that allows us to optimize the audience experiences on our owned and operated platforms.
People Becky Sullivan joins the National Desk as a Sports Correspondent May 28, 2024 Becky Sullivan is joining NPR's National Desk as a sports correspondent. A native of Kansas City, she pledges to set aside her devotion to the Kansas Jayhawks and the Kansas City Chiefs/Royals and will report fairly on all teams and trends in the sporting world.
Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep records a pre-tape at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2024. (photo by Allison Shelley) Allison Shelley/NPR hide caption toggle caption Allison Shelley/NPR People Did you know this about Steve? May 3, 2024 It's Steve Inskeep's 20th anniversary with Morning Edition, we've put together a list of factoids about him
Elissa Nadworny Wanyu Zhang/Wanyu Zhang hide caption toggle caption Wanyu Zhang/Wanyu Zhang People Elissa Nadworny moves to National Desk April 26, 2024 Elissa Nadworny moves to National Desk to cover reproductive rights and the surrounding debate.
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James Hider Courtesy of James Hider hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of James Hider People James Hider is NPR's new Middle East editor April 15, 2024 James Hider is NPR's new Middle East editor
Ravenna Koenig & Sergio Martínez-Beltrán Courtesy of Ravenna Koenig//Renee Dominguez/KUT hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Ravenna Koenig//Renee Dominguez/KUT People New hires on the National Desk April 9, 2024 Congratulations to Ravenna Koenig and Sergio Martinez-Beltran for joining NPR's National Desk
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Gabrielle Emanuel, Global Health Correspondent Gabrielle Emanuel hide caption toggle caption Gabrielle Emanuel People Welcome Gabrielle Emanuel to the Science Desk February 26, 2024 Gabrielle Emanuel starts as the Global Health Correspondent
Nick Spicer, Berlin October 15, 2019. Adam Berry hide caption toggle caption Adam Berry People Nick Spicer joins NPR's International Desk as Europe Editor February 15, 2024 Nick Spicer joins NPR's International Desk as Europe Editor.
Gigi Douban, Alfredo Carbajal, Russell Lewis Sommer Hill hide caption toggle caption Sommer Hill People New Hires and Promotion on NPR's National Desk February 8, 2024 NPR's National Desk Hires Alfredo Carbajal as Supervising Editor, Gigi Douban as Supervising Editor and Russell Lewis is promoted to Deputy National Editor
Linda Wertheimer Doby Photography/NPR hide caption toggle caption Doby Photography/NPR People Linda Wertheimer retirement news February 6, 2024 After more than fifty years of service to public broadcasting, Linda Wertheimer, one of NPR's founding mothers, has announced her retirement.
Suraya Mohamed, photographed for NPR, 22 January 2020, in Washington DC. Mike Morgan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Mike Morgan/NPR People Suraya Mohamed will be Executive Producer for NPR Music January 17, 2024 As part of her new role, Suraya will lead the development and production of content across NPR Music's podcasts, programs and shows
People Washington Desk: staffing updates December 15, 2023 Kelsey Snell takes over as Congressional editor, Stephen Fowler joins NPR and Lexie Shapitl takes on expanded role
Tasha Diakides Tasha Diakides hide caption toggle caption Tasha Diakides People Tasha Diakides joins NPR as Executive Producer for Newscast August 21, 2023 Tasha Diakides joins NPR as Executive Producer
Alina Hartounian Alina Hartounian hide caption toggle caption Alina Hartounian People Welcome Alina Hartounian to NewsHub as Supervising Editor August 18, 2023 Alina Hartounian starts as Supervising Editor for NewsHub.
Courtesy of Treye Green People Treye Green joins NPR's Morning Edition as Digital Manager August 1, 2023 Green's official editorial duties will begin on August 28.
Kara Frame/NPR People Sarah McCammon joins Washington Desk June 8, 2023 We're delighted to announce that Sarah is joining the Washington Desk as National Political Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast.
People National Desk staffing update May 17, 2023 Cheryl Corley will be Midwest Bureau Chief, Jason DeRose will be covering religion, Eric Westervelt will be acting Western Bureau Chief until mid-June, when Ravenna Koenig will slide into the seat