Christopher Turpin was employed as EP of 1A, the every day public affairs program produced by WAMU in Washington, D.C.
Turpin succeeds Rupert Allman, the present’s founding EP, who left last year to develop into founder and EP of Clarke Place Productions.
Turpin beforehand labored for NPR for 23 years. His roles included EP of All Things Considered, interim VP of editorial innovation and particular initiatives, and chief of workers to the president and CEO. He left NPR in 2024.
“There aren’t many people who have run a flagship daily program, led a newsroom and driven major strategic change at the same organization,” mentioned WAMU CCO Michael Tribble in a information launch. “Chris has done all three, and he’s done it across podcasting, investigative reporting, collaborative journalism and member station relations. That breadth is what will help take 1A from a great program to an essential one, and I’m glad he’s the one leading that work.”
“1A is a gem,” Turpin mentioned within the launch. “At a moment when we are awash in misinformation and disinformation, the show’s daily commitment to civil discourse grounded in the facts is more essential than ever. I’m excited to get to work with Jenn White and the exceptional 1A team on bringing the program to new audiences and deepening its already considerable impact.”
Ari Shapiro, former co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered and Consider This podcast, joined NCS as a contributor.
Shapiro, who is ready to seem on NCS’s broadcast and digital packages, was additionally employed as co-host of the video podcast Engagement Party alongside former ATC host Audie Cornish. Engagement Party will premiere May 22.
Shapiro joined NPR in 2001 as an intern to authorized affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg. He additionally labored on the editorial aspect of Morning Edition, reported from London and lined the justice beat and the White House.
NPR promoted Senior White House Correspondent Tamara Keith to senior political correspondent.
Keith, a Politics Monday panelist for PBS News Hour, announced her promotion on the program. “I’m going to get out into the country more, talk to voters even more regularly,” she mentioned.
Keith, who additionally co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast, joined the group in 2009 as a enterprise reporter. She has additionally lined Congress.
Matt Franklin was named GM of Panhandle PBS in Amarillo, Texas.
Franklin, who begins the job in May, succeeds Julie Grimes, who left the station earlier this year to develop into govt director of Texas Tech Public Media in Lubbock.
Franklin most not too long ago labored as communications supervisor for Wabash, a trucking firm. Before that, he labored for Lakeshore Public Media in Merrillville, Ind., for 16 years. At Lakeshore, he was VP, producer of city halls, director of tv operations and director of manufacturing and artistic companies.
Towards the tip of his tenure at Lakeshore, Franklin was host and EP of Lakeshore Classic Movies, a present for public TV stations that highlights movies from the Thirties, ’40s and ’50s.
“I look forward to listening, learning, and collaborating with a dedicated group of individuals to help tell the stories of Amarillo and the Panhandle,” Franklin said on LinkedIn. “Excited for what lies ahead. Stay tuned.”
Content
Madeline Fox grew to become information director for KCUR in Kansas City, Mo. Fox first joined the station in 2017 as a reporter for the Kansas News Service, a collaboration amongst 4 public radio stations. She left in 2019 to develop into a reporter for WLRN in Miami and was additionally a Okay-12 schooling reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio earlier than returning to KCUR in 2022 as information editor. She has additionally been interim information director and assistant information director. “Madeline has put in the work to truly earn this newsroom’s trust. She has proven herself over and over,” mentioned KCUR Director of Journalism Lisa Rodriguez in a information launch. “She’s sharp, talented and has clear eyes toward the future of KCUR and public media. There’s no better fit to lead this newsroom into our next chapter.” Fox was amongst Current’s 2024 Rising Stars.
Neena Satija was employed as an investigative editor and reporter for The Texas Newsroom, a public radio collaboration co-led by NPR and affiliate stations within the state. Satija beforehand labored as an investigative reporter for the Houston Chronicle. She was additionally an investigative reporter for the Washington Post, an investigative reporter and surroundings reporter for The Texas Tribune, and a reporter for a collaboration between Connecticut Public and the Connecticut Mirror.
Chris J. Gauthier was employed as EP of WAMC in Albany, N.Y. He beforehand labored as a contract senior producer for Wondery and has additionally been a senior producer for the manufacturing firm WaitWhat, a video and audio manufacturing supervisor for the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and a producer for Middle Ground, a present distributed by PRX.
Joe Goetz was employed as a full-time announcer and host for WSMR in Sarasota, Fla., a classical music station owned by WUSF in Tampa. Goetz joined WUSF/WSMR on contract in December. Before that, he was a music director for Minnesota Public Radio’s YourClassical. He was additionally music director for WFIU in Bloomington, Ind., and a number for Vermont Public, KJZZ in Phoenix and KCME in Colorado Springs, Colo. “Joe is a treasure to the classical music world,” mentioned WUSF GM Leslie Laney. “He is not only a fantastic programmer, but he is also a wonderful host who engages with audiences on a personal level.”
Fellowships
The Poynter Institute chosen two public media staff for its 2026 Leadership Academy. Iowa Public Radio host Charity Nebbe and Erin Texeira, senior editor and director of the native journalism initiative for Frontline, produced by GBH in Boston, will attend programs at Poynter this month.
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