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11/24/2025

We are pleased to announce that Jo Lambert, COO of OLO and a Public Director since 2022, has been elected as the new Chair of the NPR Board of Directors. Additionally, Shawn Turner, General Manager of WKAR Public Media, was elected Vice Chair.

Lambert brings over 25 years of global executive leadership in technology, media, and financial services, positioning the Board for strategic growth.

According to Lambert: "The past year has clearly demonstrated our incredible resilience and the profound, mission-critical strength of our 50-state Network.”

Read the full release here:

NPR is pleased to announce that on November 20 Jo Lambert was elected by the NPR Board of Directors as Chair of the Board.

11/24/2025

NPR's Books We Love 2025 is here! We've dropped over 380 new recommendations, handpicked and personally reviewed by the voices you trust: Michel Martin, Maureen Corrigan, Glen Weldon, and more.

Use our interactive guide to filter by 'Book Club Ideas,' 'Eye-Opening Reads,' or combine tags to find the perfect book for yourself or a gift.

Pro tip: The guide includes 4,300+ recommendations in the archive, get lost in the best reads of the last decade!

Dive in now: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/ =covers&year=2025

Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.

11/18/2025

An update on our legal challenge of Executive Order 14290:

NPR has reached a resolution with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to protect public radio distribution and First Amendment rights. In a November 17 stipulation, both parties agreed that the Executive Order is unconstitutional and that CPB will not implement or enforce it unless ordered by a court. CPB also agreed to disburse previously agreed upon funds to NPR to provide interconnection services to the public radio system. In conjunction with this outcome, NPR is pleased to offer all interconnected public radio stations total and full relief from interconnection fees for two years.

As NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher wrote: "The settlement is a victory for editorial independence and a step toward upholding the First Amendment rights of NPR and the public media system in our legal challenge to Executive Order 14290. While we entered into this dispute with CPB reluctantly, we're glad to resolve it in a way that enables us to continue to provide for the stability of the Public Radio Satellite System, offer immediate and direct support to public radio stations across the country, and proceed with our strong and substantive claims against this illegal and unconstitutional Executive Order. We look forward to our day in court in December."

The litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Executive Order will continue, with a hearing scheduled for December 4, 2025.

For more information:

NPR’s statement: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g-s1-98208/npr-reaches-settlement-protecting-public-radio-distribution-and-first-amendment-rights

November 17 stipulation:https://media.npr.org/documents/about/press/Joint_Stipulation.pdf

11/10/2025

How does journalism remain independent and credible, and what happens when facts and reality come into conflict with powerful agendas. Tomorrow at 5:20am ET, NPR CEO Katherine Maher sits down for a fireside chat with A.G. Sulzbeger from The New York Times during

You can watch this conversation live at:

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

11/10/2025

and are thrilled to announce Katerina Barton as the 2025 Above the Fray fellow. Since 2010, the Above the Fray fellowship has sent promising journalists abroad to cover important, yet largely untold, stories.

Katerina will head to Indonesia and spend two months reporting on the environment, climate change, and the country’s role in the global energy transition.

2025-2026 Fellow: Katerina Barton | Indonesia Katerina Barton was born in post-communist Czechoslovakia and grew up between New Mexico and Texas — part of a family of journalists. She fell in love with audio while at J-school at NYU and started her first public radio job at WNYC's The Takeaway...

11/06/2025

Today NPR announced that Rachel Evans has been named Chief Development Officer. She will be driving NPR’s national fundraising efforts after serving as the Chief Revenue & Development Officer at Teach For America.

In Rachel’s words: "I'm thrilled to join NPR at a moment when access to high-quality, nonprofit journalism is more essential than ever for the health of our democracy."

Join us in a warm welcome for Rachel!

NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher announced today that Rachel Evans will be NPR's Chief Development Officer, driving the organization's national fundraising efforts.

11/06/2025

Congratulations to Bobby Carter, NPR’s Tiny Desk Host and Series Producer and an honoree on the Power 100’s 80th Anniversary list! Bobby and his wife celebrated the recognition at the gala in LA last night.

Ebony recognized in the Music Innovator category, describing him as a “mastermind producer” who has made Tiny Desk “a veritable institution among in-the-know music lovers.”

11/05/2025

NPR Politics celebrated 10 years with a live show at NPR HQ!

Tamara Keith, Domenico Montanaro, Sarah McCammon, Mara Liasson, Miles Parks and many more did a look ahead at the 2026 elections and discussed topics such as the primaries, immigration, gerrymandering and a look back at 10 years of the podcast!

We thank everyone who showed up to celebrate this milestone with us! If you missed it, don’t worry, this live show will be released as an episode.

Happy 10 year anniversary, NPR Politics!

10/29/2025

This Public Radio Music Day, we're celebrating the serendipity, authenticity, and sense of belonging that public radio music stations and noncommercial music bring to communities across the country, every day. To mark the day, NPR’s CEO Katherine Maher shares her personal story of how growing up with WFUV Public Radio shaped her appreciation of music.

10/28/2025

📣 Big news from Here & Now! NPR and WBUR 90.9 FM announced three exciting new appointments today: Indira Lakshmanan joins as co-host of Here & Now, Peter O’Dowd takes on a new role as correspondent and regular fill-in host, and Allan Price joins the team as executive producer.

We’re thrilled to welcome these exceptional journalists and leaders as we continue to bring you in-depth news and conversations from across the country.

NPR and WBUR announced today three strategic new appointments at Here & Now, the live midday news program heard on 500 NPR member stations across the country. The changes mark an exciting new chapter for one of the fastest-growing shows in public media.Award-winning journalist Indira Lakshmanan join...

10/22/2025

NPR was one of 22 public service media organizations to participate in a global research study on news integrity in AI assistants. The study, led by the BBC and European Broadcasting Union (EBU), identified multiple systemic issues in how news is represented across four leading AI tools. This research improves our understanding of AI's impact on journalism and helps us advocate for best practices that ensure NPR’s reporting is represented accurately.

https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2025/10/21/g-s1-94424/global-study-on-news-integrity-in-ai-assistants-shows-need-for-safeguards-and-improved-accuracy

10/14/2025