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Starting today, there’s a new way to experience WNYC! The newly upgraded WNYC app features an enhanced WNYC live stream, easier on-demand access to our podcasts, the latest NYC and regional news from Gothamist, and an interactive schedule to set reminders for unmissable shows.  Plus news and updates from your favorite NPR programs and BBC Newshour. Available at the App Store or Google Play Store. https://lnkd.in/e9fwT_uw

Proud to announce that WNYC’s investigative series, “Imminent Danger: One Doctor and a Trail of Injured Women” has been honored with a regional #Murrow Award in the Large Market Radio category.  Thank you Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for this recognition and kudos to reporter Karen Shakerdge, editor Christopher Werth, producer Ave Carrillo, sound designer Jared Paul, and fact checker Ethan Corey for their work exposing how doctors with a record of negligence can manage to continue practicing medicine. #Murrow #MurrowMay Read more here:  https://lnkd.in/e8CHcWG9

We’re thrilled to announce that Maia Hibbett and Liam Quigley are joining our newsroom. Maia will lead the People & Power team, overseeing our coverage of city and state politics as well as the systems and processes that fuel local democracy. This is a pivotal leadership role as we head into the November general election and a mayoral election in 2025. She comes to us from New York Focus and The Intercept. Liam, our new parks and sanitation reporter, will cover issues including New York City’s war on rats, efforts to remove mountains of trash bags from sidewalks, and access to green spaces and public beaches. He was most recently a contributing reporter for the New York Daily News. https://lnkd.in/e4ZjHcEz

We’re delighted to announce that Katie Danziger, an entrepreneur with extensive board experience; Jeffrey LeFrancois, Executive Director of the Meatpacking District Management Association; and Roberto Ruiz, Executive Vice President, Research, Insights & Analytics at TelevisaUnivision have joined the New York Public Radio Board of Trustees. These three distinguished leaders bring a wealth of experience from the for profit, non-profit, and public sectors, and as our Board Chair Timothy Wilkins notes, “share a deep commitment to our mission of serving audiences with trusted local news, civic conversation, and classical music.” https://lnkd.in/eN-nyzVc

Incredibly proud of the WNYC / Gothamist news team on being honored with a New York Press Club Award for “Imminent Danger: One Doctor and a Trail of Injured Women.” This five-part investigative audio series tracked the career of an OB-GYN who lost his New York State medical license for gross negligence, gross incompetence, and obtaining a license fraudulently, but was able to practice in other states, and was eventually re-instated in the Bronx. The series includes heart wrenching stories from women who suffered under his care, and exposed how doctors with a record of negligence still manage to continue practicing medicine. Congratulations to reporter Karen Shakerdge, editor Christopher Werth, producer Ave Carrillo, sound designer Jared Paul, and fact checker Ethan Corey for this important work. Read more in the New York Press Club's announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eu2RXRWY Listen to "Imminent Danger" here: https://lnkd.in/eAWcpMrr

JUST ANNOUNCED: "Radiolab’s" spinoff podcast for kids – "Terrestrials" – is coming back for a second season! Host Lulu Miller announced the news at today’s IAB Podcast Upfront, where she was joined by "Radiolab" co-host Latif Nasser, Director of Sound Design Dylan Keefe, and NYPR Vice President of Sponsorship and Business Development, Jake Dobkin. "Terrestrials" tells stories about the strangeness of nature, right here on Earth. The new season kicks off in September, but the “Radiolab for Kids” podcast feed – first launched during the early days of the pandemic – will start back up in July and become an “always on” way to find family-friendly "Radiolab" programming for kids aged 7-12. #iabpodcastupfront https://bit.ly/3R4GkIM

Today Carnegie Hall and WQXR Radio launched If This Hall Could Talk, a new eight-episode podcast series that delves into stories of great performances and iconic American events thorugh artifacts from the Hall's Rose Archives. Jessica Vosk hosts. The first episode - available now - features Judy Garland’s Autographed Album Cover from her landmark 1961 concert: https://lnkd.in/eySTd7kv Other episodes feature Carnegie Hall’s Rock T-Shirt, Ella Fitzgerald’s glasses, Benny Goodman’s Clarinet, a Women’s Suffrage Party Convention Booklet, and more.

WNYC is partnering with ACLU of New Jersey, The League of Women Voters of NJ, and Salvation and Social Justice for the New Jersey Democratic Senate Primary Debate -- May 13, 6pm at SOPAC. Candidates Patricia Campos-Medina, Larry Hamm, and Andy Kim are confirmed. Morning Edition’s Michael Hill will moderate. More info: https://lnkd.in/e39Rdcp9 Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eivuZJeF

WNYC is hosting the BBC Newshour team in our studios for their live broadcasts today. We are especially excited to welcome our former colleague, Newshour host Nuala McGovern, back to WNYC. She returned to the Brian Lehrer Show, which she executive produced for nine years, to talk about immigration in both England and the U.S., congrestion pricing, and the protests happening on university campuses.

Congratulations Lulu Miller, co-host of Radiolab, on your upcoming honorary doctorate in science from Swathmore College! https://lnkd.in/e8NvC95p