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Shirley Henry To Be Chief Washington Editor

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Shirley Henry To Be Chief Washington Editor

May 15, 2019 • Shirley Henry will become Chief Washington Editor, leading the Washington desk and the 2020 election campaign coverage.

Franco Ordoñez Joins NPR's Washington Desk

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Franco Ordoñez Joins NPR's Washington Desk

May 6, 2019 • Ordoñez will be joining the Washington Desk as the newest member of our White House team, he starts June 3.

Sarah Gilbert named Vice President for News Programming

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Sarah Gilbert named Vice President for News Programming

April 24, 2019 • Sarah Gilbert has been named Vice President for News Programming, a position she has held in an acting capacity for more than a year, effective immediately.

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Updates At The NPR National Desk

March 14, 2019 • Hannah Allam joins NPR as a national security correspondent focusing on counter-terrorism and domestic security and Greg Myre will focus on the 17 organizations that make up the Intelligence Community

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Pien Huang Will Be NPR's First Reflect America Fellow

February 14, 2019 • The Reflect America Fellowship will help our journalism look and sound like America by finding new, diverse sources.

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Holly Morris Joins NPR's Training Team

February 7, 2019 • Morris will start March 4th as the team's first Reporting & Writing Specialist

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Scott Horsley is joining the Business Desk

February 7, 2019 • White House Correspondent Scott Horsley joins the Business Desk as NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent on March 18

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Emily Feng Joins NPR As Beijing Correspondent

January 17, 2019 • Emily Feng will be joining NPR as Beijing correspondent, her first day will be February 4th.

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Natalie Winston To Executive Produce Weekend 'All Things Considered'

January 9, 2019 • The show's acting supervising editor becomes executive producer.

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Anne Li Joins The NPR One Team

November 5, 2018 • Anne Li will join the NPR One Editorial/Personalization and Curation team on Nov. 26.

Sacha Pfeiffer, Cheryl W. Thompson Join Investigations Team; Howard Berkes To Retire

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Sacha Pfeiffer, Cheryl W. Thompson Join Investigations Team; Howard Berkes To Retire

October 19, 2018 • NPR's Investigations Team is getting some new faces and new opportunities.

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Meet NPR's 2018-19 Kroc Fellows

October 4, 2018 • The NPR Kroc Fellowship is a yearlong program designed to identify and develop the next generation of extraordinary public media journalists.

Announcing Additions To NPR's Digital Content Team

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Announcing Additions To NPR's Digital Content Team

October 1, 2018 • The start of October brings new faces bolstering NPR's commitment to multi-platform journalism.

NPR's Tamar Charney To Lead Personalization And Curation Efforts

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NPR's Tamar Charney To Lead Personalization And Curation Efforts

September 20, 2018 • The expanded NPR One Editorial team will be responsible for editorial curation on existing platforms and emerging platforms.

Newsroom Moves For NPR's Elise Hu and Anthony Kuhn

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Newsroom Moves For NPR's Elise Hu and Anthony Kuhn

August 1, 2018 • Hu is relocating to NPR West in Culver City, California, and Kuhn will become NPR's next Seoul correspondent.

Washington Desk Hires New Congress Editor, Announces Staffing Updates

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Washington Desk Hires New Congress Editor, Announces Staffing Updates

April 30, 2018 • NPR's Washington Desk announced several staffing updates today, including the hiring of Deirdre Walsh as our new Congress Editor.

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NPR's International Desk Expands East

March 28, 2018 • Chief International Editor William Dobson announces the NPR International Desk's expansion in Asia.

(Almost) One Year Later With Sam Sanders of NPR's 'It's Been A Minute'

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(Almost) One Year Later With Sam Sanders of NPR's 'It's Been A Minute'

March 26, 2018 • Sanders discusses his move to NPR West, the transition to creating and hosting It's Been a Minute, and what he hopes to accomplish with the program.

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NPR's Washington Desk Expands

March 15, 2018 • The White House reporting team expands with Reuter's Ayesha Rascoe, while Brandon Carter and Renee Klahr bolster the units' social media footprint and visual signatures, respectively.

NPR's 'Planet Money' Welcomes Two New Hosts

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NPR's 'Planet Money' Welcomes Two New Hosts

March 12, 2018 • NPR's Planet Money team will add new voices. Read more in this announcement from Supervising Senior Producer Alex Goldmark.

NPR's Digital News and Visuals Teams To Merge

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NPR's Digital News and Visuals Teams To Merge

March 9, 2018 • Updates bolster goal to bring a strong digital audience to our most important journalism and storytelling.

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One Year Later With 1A's Joshua Johnson

February 6, 2018 • WAMU's Joshua Johnson looks back at his first year as host of 1A.