Accessibility links

Press Releases and Statements NPR press releases and statements.

Special Series

Press Releases and Statements

Subscribe to Breaking News Alerts

Susan Stamberg

See More

Susan Stamberg Allison Shelley/NPR hide caption

toggle caption

Allison Shelley/NPR

NPR Mourns Passing of Susan Stamberg

October 16, 2025 • Susan Stamberg, award-winning journalist and one of public radio's most beloved and pioneering voices, died today at age 87.

Mishka Pitter-Armand Chris Taggart hide caption

toggle caption

Chris Taggart

NPR names Mishka Pitter-Armand Chief Marketing Officer

October 15, 2025 • NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher announced today that Mishka Pitter-Armand will become NPR's Chief Marketing Officer. She will play a key role in efforts to strengthen NPR's programming portfolio and increase sustainable revenue from diversified sources.

Books We've Loved is a brand-new limited-run series hosted by Andrew Limbong and B.A. Parker. NPR hide caption

toggle caption

NPR

New NPR limited series 'Books We've Loved' spotlights literary classics and beloved contemporary reads

October 14, 2025 • New podcast series invites authors, critics and cultural voices to revisit the books that shaped us — and still speak to us today.

Introducing: Books We've Loved

Listen · 2:10 2:10

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-93338/nx-s1-mx-5754357" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy

October 13, 2025 • NPR reporters will not sign the Pentagon's rules issued on Friday, September 19

NPR and Anonymous Content Bring Tiny Desk Concert Series to Brasil

October 2, 2025 •

Sonali Mehta named Executive Director of NPR Music

September 16, 2025 • NPR announced today that Sonali Mehta has been named Executive Director of NPR Music. She will start September 22, and will be based in New York.

NPR Board Welcomes Newly Elected Directors

September 15, 2025 • The NPR membership elected Brad Dancer, WSHU Public Radio, Fairfield, CT; Paul Hunton, WUNC, Chapel Hill, NC (incumbent); Margaret Low, WBUR, Boston, MA (incumbent); R.C. McBride, WGLT, Normal, IL (incumbent) as Member Directors of the NPR Board.

NPR Kicks Off 5th Annual 'El Tiny': Bridging Generations with Icons and Rising Stars for Latin Music Month

September 15, 2025 • NPR Kicks Off 5th Annual 'El Tiny': Bridging Generations with Icons and Rising Stars for Latin Music Month. Gloria Estefan, Carlos Vives, Fito Páez, Silvana Estrada, and more join El Tiny for its biggest lineup yet.

NPR celebra la quinta edición anual de 'El Tiny': Un puente de generaciones entre íconos y nuevas estrellas para el Mes de la Música Latina

September 15, 2025 •

NPR Names Thomas Evans as Editor in Chief and Marta McLellan Ross as Chief of Staff

September 11, 2025 • NPR today announced the appointment of Thomas Evans as Editor in Chief and Marta McLellan Ross as Chief of Staff, further strengthening the organization's leadership team as it builds the future of public media in America.

Ed Sheeran and NPR's Tiny Desk team up in intimate livestream concert on YouTube timed with 'Play' album release

September 9, 2025 • Hours after album release, listeners worldwide will experience Sheeran's newest music from NPR's offices—live on YouTube September 12 at noon ET

Ryland Barton Named NPR Newscast Anchor

J. Tyler Franklin/Louisville Public Media

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.

Scott Detrow has been named a new host of NPR's All Things Considered

Scott Detrow has been named a new host of NPR's All Things Considered Bruce Elliott Photography hide caption

toggle caption

Bruce Elliott Photography

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.

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

NPR

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.

Sources & Methods - Trailer

Listen · 1:50 1:50

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-84995/nx-s1-mx-5686921" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

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

Ye Gods with Scott Carter from WGCU Public Media and Efficiency Studios WGCU Public Media and Efficiency Studios hide caption

toggle caption

WGCU Public Media and Efficiency Studios

'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.

More from Press Releases and Statements

Browse archive or search npr.org