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Ryland Barton Named NPR Newscast Anchor

September 3, 2025 • NPR announced today that Ryland Barton will be joining the Newscast team as a PM anchor.

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Scott Detrow Named Host of All Things Considered

August 27, 2025 • NPR announced today that, beginning September 29, Scott Detrow will become a full-time weekday host of All Things Considered.

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly delivers insider's guide to national security news with 'Sources & Methods' podcast

August 25, 2025 • A new weekly NPR podcast breaks down the biggest stories in national security.

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'Ye Gods with Scott Carter' from WGCU and NPR explores belief, doubt and the rules that shape us

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'Ye Gods with Scott Carter' from WGCU and NPR explores belief, doubt and the rules that shape us

August 20, 2025 • Premiering August 27, Ye Gods with Scott Carter is a weekly podcast that explores the religious, cultural or secular rules that guide the lives of artists, faith leaders and other notable guests.

NPR Joins Mountain West News Bureau, Bringing to 7 the Number of Regional Collaborations

August 14, 2025 • Partnership advances goal of expanding access to critical news and information in U.S. news deserts

Gulf States Newsroom Receives Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation

August 11, 2025 • Grant supports continued access to critical news and information across regional U.S. news deserts

Statement from Katherine Maher, NPR President & CEO, on Closure of Corporation for Public Broadcasting

August 1, 2025 • Today, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced that it will begin a "wind-down of its operations" and ultimate full operational closure following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee's FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill.

Edith Chapin to Depart NPR After Distinguished Tenure as Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief

July 22, 2025 • NPR announced that Edith Chapin, who for 13 years has served in pivotal editorial leadership roles at NPR, will be stepping down from her role as Senior Vice President, Editor in Chief and acting Chief Content Officer later this year.

Unprecedented Rescission Bill Defunds Public Media

July 18, 2025 • Today, Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. This decision "clawed back" $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

National poll shows widespread American support for federally funded public radio

July 15, 2025 • In a Harris poll conducted last week on behalf of NPR, two-thirds of Americans (66%) agreed that they support federal funding for public radio, and the same percentage agreed that federal funding for public radio is a good value for taxpayer dollars.

Erica Osher named Vice President, AI Labs

July 14, 2025 • Erica Osher will be joining NPR to serve as its Vice President, AI Labs starting July 28.

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NPR's Scott Simon inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame

July 2, 2025 • The Museum of Broadcast Communications has named Scott Simon a 2025 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee.

NPR and WGCU partner to launch 'Ye Gods with Scott Carter' podcast

June 27, 2025 • Southwest Florida member station WGCU and the NPR Network launch series hosted by former Real Time with Bill Maher writer-producer Scott Carter.

Member stations, states, and organizations file friend-of-the-court briefings in support of public media

June 21, 2025 • On June 20, 2025, a coalition of 29 Member stations from across the country filed an amicus brief in support of NPR, Aspen Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, and KSUT Public Radio in our challenge to the constitutionality of the President's Executive Order purporting to halt all direct and indirect federal funding of NPR.

Statement from Katherine Maher, NPR President and CEO: The House voted to claw back Federal funding intended for public broadcasters around the country

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NPR's "Climate Solutions Week: Rethinking Home"

June 9, 2025 • Annual special coverage series looks at climate change, its impact and innovative solutions

Congress Can Save Local Public Media, Statement from NPR CEO Katherine Maher

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NPR Music Celebrates Black Music Month 2025 with a Spotlight on Iconic Album Anniversaries

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NPR and Latino USA's new series 'The Network' traces a global movement transforming abortion access

May 29, 2025 • From NPR's Embedded and Futuro Media's Latino USA, the new limited series The Network tells the story of women across the Americas who discovered a method for safe, self-managed abortions – with pills and without doctors.

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Press Releases and Statements

Ryland Barton Named NPR Newscast Anchor

Scott Detrow Named Host of All Things Considered

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly delivers insider's guide to national security news with 'Sources & Methods' podcast

Sources & Methods - Trailer

'Ye Gods with Scott Carter' from WGCU and NPR explores belief, doubt and the rules that shape us

NPR Joins Mountain West News Bureau, Bringing to 7 the Number of Regional Collaborations

Gulf States Newsroom Receives Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Statement from Katherine Maher, NPR President & CEO, on Closure of Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Edith Chapin to Depart NPR After Distinguished Tenure as Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief

Unprecedented Rescission Bill Defunds Public Media

National poll shows widespread American support for federally funded public radio

Erica Osher named Vice President, AI Labs

NPR's Scott Simon inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame

NPR and WGCU partner to launch 'Ye Gods with Scott Carter' podcast

Member stations, states, and organizations file friend-of-the-court briefings in support of public media

Statement from Katherine Maher, NPR President and CEO: The House voted to claw back Federal funding intended for public broadcasters around the country

NPR's "Climate Solutions Week: Rethinking Home"

Congress Can Save Local Public Media, Statement from NPR CEO Katherine Maher

NPR Music Celebrates Black Music Month 2025 with a Spotlight on Iconic Album Anniversaries

NPR and Latino USA's new series 'The Network' traces a global movement transforming abortion access

NPR and Latino USA's new series 'The Network' traces a global movement transforming abortion access

Help shape NPR's education coverage: Apply for the 2025-2026 Reflect America Fellowship

NPR and Katherine Maher, CEO of NPR Statement

NPR is leading innovation in public radio broadcast distribution