/news/tags/npr NPR en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:50:00 GMT /news/health-science/2020-07-14/battling-infant-mortality-akron-group-works-to-help-black-babies-survive Summit County is channeling another two-and-a-half million dollars toward the centering groups that advocates say are one key to saving babies’ lives. The… Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:50:00 GMT /news/health-science/2020-07-14/battling-infant-mortality-akron-group-works-to-help-black-babies-survive Kelly Woodward /news/arts-culture/2020-06-26/as-wksus-mark-pennell-retires-he-considers-his-perspective-on-history-from-behind-the-mic After almost 24 years on the air at WKSU and more than four decades in radio, Mark Pennell is retiring.On the day of his last shift here, we wanted to… Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:50:00 GMT /news/arts-culture/2020-06-26/as-wksus-mark-pennell-retires-he-considers-his-perspective-on-history-from-behind-the-mic Andrew Meyer, Abigail Bottar /news/community/2019-09-17/the-personification-of-human-decency-nina-totenberg-remembers-cokie-roberts Journalist Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday. Fellow NPR "Founding Mother" Nina Totenberg says Roberts was an "always polite political reporter, willing to ask the impolitic question if necessary." Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:57:00 GMT /news/community/2019-09-17/the-personification-of-human-decency-nina-totenberg-remembers-cokie-roberts Nina Totenberg /news/events/2019-03-29/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-comes-to-blossom NPR's beloved comedy quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! makes a return trip to Northeast Ohio when it triumphantly takes the stage at Blossom Music… Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:36:53 GMT /news/events/2019-03-29/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-comes-to-blossom /news/events/2018-02-27/invisibilia-returns-to-saturdays-on-wksu-in-march Season 4 of Invisibilia comes to WKSU’s Saturday line-up at 2 PM for three weeks beginning on March 10. This season examines how the stories we tell… Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:46:38 GMT /news/events/2018-02-27/invisibilia-returns-to-saturdays-on-wksu-in-march /news/events/2018-02-27/npr-adds-chang-and-king-as-newsmagazine-hosts The family of NPR hosts is expanding across platforms and programs.Two strong voices will be additions to the weekday newsmagazine host chairs. Ailsa… Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:04:36 GMT /news/events/2018-02-27/npr-adds-chang-and-king-as-newsmagazine-hosts /news/government-politics/2018-02-21/nprs-tamara-keith-talks-politics-and-the-challenges-of-white-house-coverage WKSU is co-sponsoring a live edition of the NPR Politics Podcast this Friday in Cleveland.It features NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith, along… Thu, 22 Feb 2018 04:18:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-02-21/nprs-tamara-keith-talks-politics-and-the-challenges-of-white-house-coverage Jeff St. Clair /news/events/2017-12-18/mary-louise-kelly-named-next-host-of-all-things-considered After a national search, NPR announces that Mary Louise Kelly will officially move into the All Things Considered host chair on January 17, following… Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:47:15 GMT /news/events/2017-12-18/mary-louise-kelly-named-next-host-of-all-things-considered /news/events/2017-04-06/weekend-edition-sunday-launches-the-call-in Weekend Edition Sunday now features a regular segment called The Call-In , which features audience responses to a question on a trending topic, and a… Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:56:24 GMT /news/events/2017-04-06/weekend-edition-sunday-launches-the-call-in /news/events/2016-09-14/what-nprs-korva-coleman-is-listening-to-watching-and-reading By: Kasia PodbielskiThe folks at NPR Training recently asked newscaster Korva Coleman for a peek into what is capturing her attention during this busy… Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:24:52 GMT /news/events/2016-09-14/what-nprs-korva-coleman-is-listening-to-watching-and-reading