WBUR is canceling its longtime noon discuss present, as extra adjustments come to Boston’s NPR station following layoffs amid a monetary disaster.
The Commonwealth Avenue station on Friday introduced that it will likely be ending the noon present Radio Boston after a 15-year run for the native program.
This transfer comes a number of months after WBUR laid off seven workers and 24 others took buyouts, because the NPR station’s on-air sponsorship earnings plummeted by $7 million lately. Greater than 13% of the workers was reduce earlier this 12 months.
However dropping Radio Boston won’t result in new layoffs, in line with the station.
“This is a strategic move,” the NPR station wrote on its web site. “WBUR is redeploying its Radio Boston resources, and not cutting any staff.”
The station is about to debut a brand new broadcast lineup “with a reimagined approach to local coverage.”
“WBUR will keep people informed and engaged throughout the day with changes that include an extended Morning Edition, new show times for BBC NewsHour and On Point, and an emphasis on original, local journalism across both audio and digital platforms,” the station wrote. “To power this transformation, WBUR will create an agile production team focused on timely coverage of the most pressing and interesting local issues. To do this, WBUR will sunset production of Radio Boston on Friday, December 20, marking the end of an impressive 15-year run for the program.”
Highlights of the brand new WBUR broadcast schedule embody:
- Morning Version: Hosted by Tiziana Dearing, WBUR and NPR’s flagship present will ship native, nationwide and international tales weekdays from 5 to 10 a.m.
- BBC NewsHour: Strikes to 10 a.m. for protection of worldwide information.
- On Level: Shifts to 11 a.m., a day by day plunge into nationwide and international points with Meghna Chakrabarti.
- Right here & Now: Provides an up to date hour at 3 p.m., making a lead-in to All Issues Thought-about.
“A big change is coming to the WBUR daily lineup in the new year,” posted WBUR local weather and power reporter Miriam Wasser.
Yasmin Amer, government producer of Radio Boston, will probably be main the brand new “agile production team” for native protection.
“This team is made up of newsroom colleagues who know how to produce highly relevant and engaging local coverage,” Amer stated. “I see this as an opportunity to produce even more high-quality journalism and to meet audiences where they are.”
“The exceptional work of the Radio Boston team will continue, but in a new way that goes beyond the confines of an hour-long daily radio show,” stated Dan Mauzy, government editor of WBUR’s native newsroom. “This shift is a more contemporary approach to daily journalism — and will fuel our public news service throughout the day and across platforms.”
