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Congratulations to these nine NPR shows for being nominated for #TheAmbie Awards from The Podcast Academy  in the following categories: 

Podcast of the year:
Embedded: Taking Cover

Best Comedy Podcast:
Wait Wait… Dont Tell Me!

Best Documentary Podcast:
Embedded: Taking Cover

Best News Podcast:
Up First

Best Original Score and Music Supervision:
Louder Than A Riot – Suzi Analogue, Kassa Overall, and Ramtin Arablouei

Best Politics or Opinion Podcast:
The NPR Politics Podcast

Best Production and Sound Design (Dolby)
Throughline

Best Scriptwriting, Nonfiction:
Code Switch – B.A Parker

Best Wellness or Relationships Podcast:
Life Kit

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On February 6th, Sommer Hill and Christine Cox coordinated a day for 40 Howard students to visit NPR to meet current employees, network and even attend Jeezy's Tiny Desk Concert! Here is how it was done:

The NPR Board elected Rachel Hubbard, Executive Director of KOSU Public Radio and Shawn Turner, General Manager of WKAR Public Media as Member Directors on Feb. 12, 2024
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Nick Spicer joins NPR's International Desk as Europe Editor

Happy Valentine's Day to all of the NPR lovers and listeners. Check out our digital cards to share with your loved ones today. 
Thank you Bobby Carter, Michel Martin, Tonya Mosley, Ailsa Chang, Ramtin Arablouei and Brittany Luse!

It's going to take aggressive interventions to repair the pandemic's destructive impact on kids' schooling.

That's the gist of 2 big new studies that look at how America's K-12 students are doing. Here are 5 takeaways to know:

1. Students are starting to make up ground for missed learning.

2. Despite that progress, very few states are back to pre-pandemic learning levels.

3. Chronic absenteeism – the percentage of students who miss 10% or more of a school year – declined from 2022 to 2023, according to a report on 39 states. But overall, chronic absenteeism is still high.

4. "In most states, achievement gaps between rich and poor districts are even wider now than they were before the pandemic," one report found.

5. Families must play an important role in learning recovery. But parents can underestimate the pandemic's toll on education.

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New Hires and Promotion on NPR's National Desk

Congratulations to Gigi Douban, Alfredo Carbajal and Russel Lewis!

After more than fifty years of service to public broadcasting, Linda Wertheimer, one of NPR's 'founding mothers,' has announced her retirement.
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Black Stories, Black Truths is a place to hear voices that speak truth to power. We believe that if you’re not telling stories and considering a Black perspective on them, you’re missing a critical piece of the story. With shows and podcasts as wide-ranging as the Black experience, we’re doubling down on our belief that stories should never be about us without us. 

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Katherine Maher will begin her term at NPR on March 25th and will succeed John Lansing, who has been chief executive officer and president since 2019.
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