Every work of narrative builds on those that preceded it. In the case of Steve Oney‘s On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR, two books cited by the author as inspirations are illuminating as to ...

The chief diversity officer at National Public Radio (NPR) has announced that he will retire amid widespread backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The organization announced ...

National Public Radio (NPR) abruptly reversed its decision to ban longtime anchor Ari Shapiro from attending a corporate LGBTQ Pride event — after a misfired email exposing the conversation was ...

COLUMBIA — South Carolina's public media stations are planning to sever ties with National Public Radio, announcing a move to go independent as congressional scrutiny into government-supplied ...

A long-simmering effort to defund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service is heating up on Capitol Hill just as the Federal Communications Commission and Elon Musk‘s Department ...

In his new book On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR, journalist Steve Oney recounts the network’s evolution from a scruffy newcomer into a major force in American media. Dishy, engaging and ...

Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters.

Several of our audience members have written in or taken to social media to criticize NPR journalists for their descriptions of what happened. These readers and listeners object to words and ...

South Carolina’s public broadcaster is cutting back its NPR programming to focus more on local content. NPR member station South Carolina Public Radio is “beginning the process of unwinding their ...

National Public Radio mistakenly sent an all staff email telling a host he could not attend an LGBTQ pride event as the network buckles under the Trump administration's anti-DEI policies.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Celia Gregory of Nashville public radio station WNXP to discuss the week's new releases. It's Monday, which means dozens of new albums, EPs and mixtapes hit ...