Unemployed Radio Hosts Inquire About Prospects NPR announced Wednesday that it was laying off 64 people and cancelling two shows, Day to Day and News and Notes. Host Madeleine Brand, who just lost her job, talks with NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik the prospects for laid-off journalists.

Unemployed Radio Hosts Inquire About Prospects

Unemployed Radio Hosts Inquire About Prospects

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Come March Day to Day hosts Alex Cohen and Madeleine Brand will join the growing ranks of unemployed journalists across the country. They are among the 64 people that National Public Radio announced Wednesday that the company is laying off.

Brand talks with NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik about why NPR is cancelling its two L.A.-based shows, Day to Day and New and Notes, and what the job prospects are for the many laid-off journalists now looking for work.