Eric Nuzum

Eric Nuzum is NPR's Vice President for Programming.

After serving in an acting role in this position for about a year, Nuzum moved permanently into this position in February 2012. His role is to manage NPR's relationships with acquired programs and Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Additionally Nuzum oversees NPR's international and satellite services, as well as Audience Insight and Research. He leads the development of new programs such as Ask Me Another, program evaluation and talent development.

Prior to this role, Nuzum served as NPR's Director of Programming and Acquisitions. He worked with NPR's acquired programs, including Car Talk, Fresh Air, and The Thistle & Shamrock, which are distributed but not produced by NPR. Nuzum contributed to NPR programming initiatives, including the development of new programming, program evaluation, and talent development.

During his career in public radio Nuzum has been a noted producer, fundraiser, researcher, and programmer. As a producer, he has created features for All Things Considered, Marketplace, and Transom.org.

Nuzum was the recipient of the 2002 RTNDA National Edward R Murrow Award for Newswriting and several other national, state, and local awards for radio production and writing.

Outside of public radio, he has written, published, and lectured extensively on popular culture, music, and free expression issues. His book, The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula was published by Thomas Dunne Books (St. Martin's Press) in September 2007.