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📢On the heels of this week’s Congressional hearing with the leaders of NPR and PBS, ”On The Media’s” Micah Loewinger joined our public media peers across the pond at the BBC’s “The Global Story” podcast to talk about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the ongoing conversation about federal funding for public media. Micah and host Lucy Hockings discussed the history of the American public broadcasting system, its unique place on the media landscape, and what’s at stake.  Listen here! https://lnkd.in/eYPCns4s

New York Public Radio is grateful to receive annual funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for WNYC and WQXR, just two of the hundreds of local, independent public radio stations serving audiences across the country in every type of community - urban, suburban, rural and remote. This support is an integral part of the nonprofit business model that allows us to serve NYC and our region with trusted local news, community conversation, stellar national programs, classical music and cultural programming  – free of charge and accessible to all.

We’re proud to share that WNYC’s Alison Stewart and Radiolab’s Sarah Qari have been honored with 2025 Gracie Awards, presented by Alliance for Women in Media! 🏆 Alison Stewart has been recognized in the Interview Feature (Radio- Non-Commercial Local category for her interview with her neurosurgeon, Dr. Randy D’Amico, which marked her return to the host’s chair after four months of recovery. The conversation covered Alison’s health emergency that led to emergency brain surgery (while awake!), her postoperative journey, and an unexpected connection: Dr. D’Amico, a music lover who listens to rock and roll in the operating room, remembered Alison from her days as a correspondent for MTV News. “Radiolab” producer Sarah Qari won two Gracie Awards. She was recognized for her overall work in the category of Reporter/Correspondent (Radio - Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial) and for her work on “How Stockholm Stuck” in the category of Documentary (Radio - Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial). This  episode of “Radiolab” looks at the 1973 hostage crisis in Stockholm, Sweden that gave “Stockholm Syndrome” its name, and asks whether the phenomenon is purely a trope of pop psychology, or something that could truly help with the understanding of inexplicable trauma. Congratulations Alison and Sarah on this much deserved recognition! 🎉 #TheGracies #TheGracies50

🚨NEW POD ALERT🚨 – WNYC’s daily news podcast NYC NOW just launched “NYC Now Explains: How the Adams Administration Fell into Chaos,” a new deep dive into the current state of the Adams Administration and how it got there. As Albany and the White House continue to feud over immigration, congestion pricing and MTA security, here in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams fights for his political life. The first-term mayor is increasingly at the mercy of colliding political forces -- his base of Democratic voters, federal prosecutors, a governor with the power to remove him from office, and President Trump. Alongside host Janae Pierre, WNYC reporters explain how we got here and what’s at stake for the mayor and the people of New York City. In the debut episode, WNYC's City Hall reporter Elizabeth Kim looks at how Adams forged an unexpected political alliance with President Trump and how it has reshuffled the race for the next mayor. Future episodes will explore the mayor's relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul, understanding the reactions of Adams' base of supporters, and the future of the Southern District of New York courts. Episodes drop every Saturday on NYC Now. Listen here or download it wherever you get podcasts.

NEW: As New Standards wraps its run on WNYC with its final broadcast on Saturday, March 22, we’re delighted to announce that the show will go on from a new home. Beginning in late April, New Standards – the weekly program devoted to the American Songbook hosted by Paul Cavalconte –  will move just across the Hudson River to our friends at  Newark’s all-jazz station, WBGO! WQXR listeners will continue to hear Paul host on weekend mornings.  “I couldn’t be more thrilled that New Standards will continue to delight listeners in the NYC and NJ region from a new perch right across the Hudson,” said LaFontaine E. Oliver, President and CEO, New York Public Radio, which includes WNYC. “For close to a decade, Paul has been a trusted guide to this cherished American artform, and I’m grateful to our public radio colleagues at WBGO for working with us to find a way to keep music going. I know the show and its ardent listener base are in good hands.”  “New Standards will be a uniquely compatible addition to BGO’s broadcast and online programming schedule” said WBGO President and CEO Steven A. Williams. “I have a deep and abiding admiration for Paul’s singular professionalism and unrivaled musical aptitude. And when we were presented with this opportunity, there was only one response, and it took me about a nano-second to make it.” https://lnkd.in/eBW6_j5U

This Sunday, WQXR Radio heads to the Brooklyn Children's Museum for another Classical Kids Fair! The day will feature live performances, dance workshops and other creative activities - including a special appearance from Radiolab’s “Terrestrials.” The Classical Kids Fair will take place from 11am - 4pm. Tickets are included with museum admission. Read more about the festival from The New York Times’ Laurel Graeber below:

We’re thrilled to once again partner with the Tenement Museum for “The Triangle Fire: Response, Reform and Reverberations” on Tuesday, March 25, the anniversary of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Held at The Greene Space, the evening will include a conversation with historians Annelise Orleck, Annie Polland and Margaret M. Chin, moderated by WNYC’s Amina Srna, focusing on the labor movement and cross-class alliances that led to monumental change in the garment industry. There will also be a special appearance by two-time Tony Award winner Shaina Taub (creator and star of “Suffs”), who will bring to life the voices of women who organized for reform in the wake of the fire.  

“What can we do collectively that maybe on our own would be difficult or impossible? How do we get people who don’t know who we are to give us a try?” Our President & CEO LaFontaine E. Oliver (WQXR), Steven A. Williams (WBGO), Chuck Singleton (WFUV Public Radio) and Brad Dancer (WSHU Public Radio), leaders of the music public radio stations that comprise the Tri-State Public Radio Music Collaborative, sat down with Austin Fuller from Current: News for Public Media to talk about the initiative, what this partnership will entail, and hopes for the future of music format public radio stations across the country.

NEW: We’re excited to welcome Joe Hong to the WNYC/Gothamist newsroom as a data reporter. Joe has been an education and data reporter for over a decade, most recently serving as K-12 education reporter at CalMatters, a Sacramento nonprofit newsroom, where his reporting on dyslexia led to a new statewide policy on universal testing in California. He also held previous roles at KPBS public radio in San Diego and The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, where his investigations on a youth rehabilitation program led to reforms in juvenile justice. 

NEW: WQXR Radio, Newark Public Radio’s WBGO, Fordham University’s WFUV Public Radio and Sacred Heart University’s WSHU Public Radio have joined forces to form the Tri-State Public Radio Music Collaborative (TSPRMC). This new initiative will support the collaborative creation of content, building audiences and revenue, and could become a model for similar collaborations across the broader public radio system. The TSPRMC is supported by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. “WQXR is proud to unite with our fellow music format public radio stations in the tri-state region to find new, inventive ways to collaboratively serve our audiences,” said LaFontaine E. Oliver, President of New York Public Radio. “Joining forces with other stations who share our values of accessibility and service can demonstrate the unique value we bring to our communities.”