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It was an absolute honor to be joined by NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Commissioner Pat Kaufman at our WNYC Centennial kick off! She spoke alongside our President and CEO LaFontaine E. Oliver and Executive Director of The Greene Space & Centennial Co-Chair Kristina Newman-Scott. We look forward to serving the City for another 100 years!

LISTEN: The holiday weekend is an excellent opportunity to dive into "If This Hall Could Talk," WQXR's podcast produced with Carnegie Hall capturing the iconic concert hall's incredible history through artifacts in its archives. Javier Hernandez of The New York Times takes readers on a delightful tour through some of the objects highlighted in the series. https://lnkd.in/ebGV3FWe

JUST ANNOUNCED: For WNYC’s100th Birthday, New Yorkers will hear some unexpected voices during their daily commutes. Starting on Monday, July 8 and running for three days, beloved WNYC hosts Brian Lehrer, Michael Hill, and Brooke Gladstone will share WNYC and NYC trivia in announcements on the L train and on 350 station platforms across the city. Did you know that WNYC helped the city set the noise volumes for NYC ice cream trucks? Have you ever heard our classic interview with a Staten Island fish? Wonder what the official position of the Society to Prevent Disparaging Remarks about Brooklyn was in 1948?  Hear all about it … on the subway! POLITICO's Nick Reisman has the scoop: https://lnkd.in/egH-imGh Also on July 8, the Mayor’s Office will issue a City Proclamation commemorating WNYC’s years of service to the city. Read more about the subway campaign and all of WNYC’s anniversary activities here:  https://lnkd.in/e9waTNgc #WNYC100 NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment

WELCOME BACK ALISON! Following an extended medical leave, "All of It's" Alison Stewart is back in the host's chair. In the first episode of her return, Alison speaks with her neurosurgeon Dr. Randy D'Amico of Lenox Hill Hospital about what happened, what was at risk, and the emergency brain surgery (while awake!) that brought her back. A moving, inspiring, and educational listen. https://lnkd.in/eJD9yA24

"From Pearl Harbor to 9/11 to Hurricane Sandy to COVID, we've always been there for the city," Oliver said. "We plan on always being here." Great to hear our President and CEO LaFontaine E. Oliver and our Archivist Andy Lanset talk about the past, present, and future of WNYC in this excellent piece by Austin Fuller for Current: News for Public Media.

Thanks to NPR securing rights to broadcast tonight's Presidential debate, WNYC will air it live on 93.9 FM, AM 820, and wnyc.org tonight at 9pm. Free access to political debates is a critical public service and vital to democracy. Tune in.

It's Primary Day in New York! WNYC/Gothamist reporter Brigid Bergin has all you need to know about the key races, how to find your voting site, and how to report voter intimidation. https://lnkd.in/g6Y5haM7

In honor of Juneteenth, WNYC and WQXR are presenting work that invites reflection, deepens understanding, and celebrates Black liberation. Notes From America continues its tradition of broadcasting its Juneteenth special from Texas, where the holiday originated.  This year, host Kai Wright was joined by Mary Ellen Curtin, biographer of Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction. Together they explore Jordan’s legacy and the ongoing project of securing and protecting the rights of Black Americans to vote and lead.  The special was recorded live this past weekend at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, a historically Black house of worship in Houston where Jordan was a member. View the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eKbqxPz3 WQXR celebrates Juneteenth with an all-day marathon spotlighting music by Black composers and performers, including Joseph Boulogne (Chevalier de St. Georges), Florence Price, Duke Ellington, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Margaret Bonds, Scott Joplin, and Adolphus Hailstork, among many others. Listen at wqxr.org.

Hats off to the "On the Media" team for an incredible showing at last night’s Mirror Awards! Host Brooke Gladstone won Best Story on Media Coverage of the Israeli-Hamas Conflict for her piece “The Fog of War Shrouds a Devastating Conflict,” which first aired at the outset of the war. Micah Loewinger’s three-part series on the collapse of digital media was a finalist in the Best Commentary category. These stories cover two of the biggest issues shaping our world today. We are incredibly proud of Brooke, Micah, and the rest of the "On the Media" team Katya Rogers, Eloise Blondiau, Molly Schwartz Rosen, Rebecca Clark-Callender, Candice W., and Jennifer Munson for this this recognition. Established by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2006, the Mirror Awards recognize excellence in media reporting. https://lnkd.in/eckZdXqA