NPR journalists outline their reporting priorities for 2024 | |
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At the start of each new year, NPR's Public Editor, Kelly McBride, contacts journalists at NPR to ask about their reporting priorities. She received answers on topics from the election and the economy, which every news organization will cover, to beats that get less coverage, such as climate solutions and labor and the workforce. Today's Public Editor column provides insights into how NPR will cover big news stories in 2024.
Reporters' answers
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Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer report on election night in 1984. |
NPR 'founding mother,' Linda Wertheimer retires
After 50 years at NPR, a former co-host of All Things Considered, Linda Wertheimer, is signing off the air. In her own words, one of the network's four 'founding mothers' takes us through the decades with her customary grace, pizzazz and unvarnished truth.
Read her goodbye note
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NPR Student Podcast Challenge opens, now including 4th graders | |
Attention teachers and students—the opening bell has rung for NPR's sixth annual student podcast challenge. Since the beginning, the contest has included students in grades 5 through 12. But elementary teachers have asked, what about younger kids? So by popular demand, this year 4th graders will have their own contest. So gear up with a microphone, headphones, and a recording device, and find a story to tell. Entries are due by May 3 and NPR has resources to help:
Student Podcast Challenge
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February focus: Black History | |
February marks Black History Month, a tradition that got its start in the Jim Crow era and was officially recognized in 1976 as part of U.S. bicentennial celebrations. It aims to honor the contributions of African Americans and to recognize their sacrifices. Several of NPR's show episodes and news stories are featuring Black history and topics of interest. Check out any you might have missed:
Coverage list
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Tonic: A funky 'Fat Tuesday' (on Friday) | |
Tonic: The Funky Groove Show is celebrating Mardi Gras with a show featuring music from, and about, New Orleans! Strike up the band and listen for tunes by Treme Brass Band, Atta Kid, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and more. Join host Michael B for Tonic's annual Mardi party, on the air Friday, Feb. 9 from 9 to 11 p.m.
A profile of Michael B
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GRAMMY Winners at The Tiny Desk | |
36 GRAMMY-winning artists have performed behind the Tiny Desk in NPR's Washington, D.C., office or in remote locations as part of the COVID-era home concert series. NPR Music revisits those intimate performances, in a compilation for your listening pleasure:
Into the musical rabbit hole
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Tiny Desk alumnae boygenius won best rock performance, best rock song and best alternative music album at the 2024 GRAMMYs | | |
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OU Theatre presents Life Is a Dream | |
OU Theatre presents Pedro Calderón de la Barca's classic 17th-century play. It's a philosophical allegory exploring themes of free will vs. predestination, and a king's divine right to rule. KGOU has a pair of tickets to give away for the winner's choice of performance, March 1 - 10.
Entry form
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Samantha Fish at Tower Theatre | |
GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter and guitarist Samantha Fish brings her electrifying brand of blues/rock to Oklahoma City's Tower Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 20. KGOU has a pair of tickets to give away in a random drawing. Review our Contest Rules and enter:
Enter drawing
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Congratulations to Our Winners
In our last issue we gave away a pair of tickets to OU Theatre's production of the opera The Merry Widow to our lucky winner Sarah. Congratulations!
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