
Tyler Falk
Reporter, Public Radio and Podcasts at Current
I cover public radio and podcasts for @currentpubmedia. Follow me on Blue Sky @tjfalk.bsky.social
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3 weeks ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
American Public Media announced Thursday that Valerie Kahler will take over as host of Performance Today. Fred Child, who has hosted the program for 25 years, plans to step down in October. Kahler, currently a host and producer for APM’s Classical 24 and a guest host for Performance Today, will begin hosting the classical music program full-time in November, APM said in a press release.
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3 weeks ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
A federal judge dismissed the majority of a discrimination lawsuit filed in 2022 against NPR. In the lawsuit, a former NPR broadcast engineering director alleged that NPR discriminated against him based on race and age and retaliated by denying him promotions and equal pay. The plaintiff, Kevin Langley, argued that he was fraudulently induced to sign a separation agreement that released NPR from claims of discrimination and retaliation.
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3 weeks ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
President Trump sent a $9.4 billion rescission package to Congress Tuesday that includes previously appropriated funding to CPB, the Office of Management and Budget announced. The president seeks to roll back $535 million in both FY26 and FY27 funding for CPB that was appropriated by Congress in FY24 and FY25. CPB is funded two years in advance. “These funds would be used to subsidize a public media system that is politically biased and an unnecessary expense to the taxpayer.
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3 weeks ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
American Public Media plans to sell Brains On! Universe, a collection of podcasts for kids including its popular namesakescience show,and will cut 15 positions, APM President Chandra Kavati told staff in a Monday email. “This is not the outcome we hoped for, as these are valued colleagues and award-winning, rightfully beloved content,” Kavati wrote in the email, provided by a spokesperson.
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4 weeks ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
TUCSON, Ariz. — CPB COO Kathy Merritt encouraged attendees at the Public Media Business Association Conference Thursday to remain focused on community service amid the intensifying threats to federal funding. “We certainly face danger with the potential loss of funding, and we recognize that this moment is a turning point,” Merritt said during a session at the conference. “Let’s use it to shake loose from old ways of doing things.
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NPR's effort to merge national and local news on its "Consider This" podcast is coming to an end. https://t.co/a2d1VVHEo6

I'm working on a survey @currentpubmedia about why people leave public media. If you've left the industry in the last five years we'd love to hear from you! https://t.co/qBpzKigrms

The plan includes a forthcoming podcast subscription bundle that listeners can only access by becoming a member of an NPR station. https://t.co/fybMIWtjxD