Erin Adams
Director of AudienceBPR's first Director of Audience, Erin joined the station in January 2020, having previously worked in digital marketing at NTEN in Portland, OR, marketing and communications at NPR in Washington, DC, and fundraising at Nashville Public Radio in Nashville, TN. Her introduction to public radio was listening to The Diane Rehm Show on WFAE in Charlotte, NC, on her father’s car radio in middle school. She's now a proud monthly Sustainer of several public radio stations.
Erin is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where she majored in Mass Communication. She enjoys digging in the garden with husband Scott, hiking with dog Loretta, walking in her neighborhood of West Asheville, singing, and exploring beautiful Western North Carolina.
Email: eadams@bpr.org
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Support BPR’s Fall Fund Drive now through Friday, September 22, with a chance to win a Private Italy Tour, Asheville Independent Restaurants package, and more exciting prizes. The goal: raise $275,000 to keep BPR's news and music here in WNC for a world of possibilities. -
BPR’s Fall Fund Drive kicks off Monday, September 18, with exciting prizes and experiences to win. BPR Sustainers are automatically entered in all prize drawings. Get a head start and join them to support the news and music you count on.
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Tune in to BPR Classic beginning Tuesday, September 19, for the upcoming broadcasts of Asheville Symphony Orchestra's 2023-2024 season.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio and Brevard Music Center partner for the second time in Summer 2023 to bring powerful live performances to the wider region.
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The creation of a senior regional reporting position reflects Blue Ridge Public Radio’s commitment to serving all of its 14-county service area, and follow Knoepp's recent award from the Public Media Journalists Association.
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BPR is a finalist for one of twelve 125th Anniversary Grants through the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Better Foundation. If awarded the grant, BPR will select five BIPOC-owned makers and businesses to receive a Community and Inclusion Business Spotlight package value at $2,000 each! Voting is through Monday, July 31, and you can vote once per day per device.
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Enter BPR’s Summer Raffle to win exciting Early Bird Prizes and the Grand Prize: the keys to a 2023 Mazda CX-50 crossover SUV from Fields Mazda of Asheville.
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Laura Hackett will join BPR beginning Monday, June 26 as its full-time general assignment reporter focused on issues, events and government in Asheville and Buncombe County.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio has selected Laura Lee as its new News Director. Lee will guide BPR's journalists to innovate and adapt its reporting across radio, digital, and social media, and strengthen our collaborations with other news outlets.
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BPR is participating in the inaugural Public Media Giving Days, May 1-2, to fund transmitter expansions and digital projects.
