Christy Tanner Named C.E.O. of New York Public Radio
Ms. Tanner was previously an executive at CBS News and serves on the board of Audacy, a major U.S. broadcaster and podcast producer.
New York Public Radio, the nonprofit that owns WNYC and the classical radio station WQXR, said on Tuesday that its next chief executive would be Christy Tanner, a veteran of CBS News and The Associated Press.
Ms. Tanner, 57, will take the helm on Wednesday. In an interview, Ms. Tanner said that New York Public Radio, which is behind “The Brian Lehrer Show,” the popular podcast “Radiolab” and the local news site Gothamist, was a sometimes underestimated news and entertainment powerhouse that produced compelling journalism and cultural programming across a variety of formats.
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