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Blue Ridge Public Radio will be a host newsroom for an early-career journalist as part of a Report for America state cohort in 2024. Journalists interested in this position can submit their application by January 31, 2024.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio has named Jose Sandoval as its afternoon host and reporter and Felicia Sonmez as its growth and development reporter. With these new hires, BPR doubled its news staff from three to six full-time roles in 2023.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio has promoted Erin Adams as its first Director of Audience, to lead BPR’s audience growth and engagement strategy for digital, social, and broadcast platforms—BPR.org, newsletters, BPR News and BPR Classic, and the free BPR mobile app—as well as in-person community events.
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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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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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For now, BPR remains active on Twitter and transparent about our decision-making. We intend to continue to monitor all social media platforms and adjust our participation if needed to serve our ethical duties and provide our audiences with trusted, fact-based news on all platforms.
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BPR's Big Switch on October 31, 2022 is the first step in a larger plan to meet crucial information needs in Western North Carolina.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio will swap the 20 frequencies of its two channels, BPR News and BPR Classic, during overnight hours on Monday, October 31. This upgrade to its services will expand its capacity to provide 24/7 news and cultural and public affairs programming to an additional 250,000 people in Western North Carolina.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio has hired Jeffrey Pope as its new General Manager and CEO. Pope succeeds David Feingold, who retired from BPR on December 6, and interim GM Mark Vogelzang.