NPR

• Slate, NPR podcasts win big at fourth annual Ambie Awards
• Netflix Names Apple, NPR Vet N’Jeri Eaton Its First-Ever Head Of Podcasts

  Netflix has nabbed a podcast industry veteran to fill a plum, first-of-its-kind role, naming N’Jeri Eaton director of podcast programming.

  
• ESPN, NPR, Vox, Wondery Confirmed To Present At IAB’s First Virtual ‘Podcast Upfront’

  After hosting the first-ever virtual NewFronts in June, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has unveiled the lineup for its 2020 Podcast Upfront, to be held -- also virtually -- from Sept. 9 to 11.

  
• At NewFront, NPR Touts Local Ubiquity And Popular Podcasts ‘Code Switch’, ‘Up First’, More

  Radio and podcast powerhouse NPR shared key stats and highlighted noteworthy programming at its virtual NewFronts presentation this afternoon.

  
• BuzzFeed, Mic To Launch Facebook Watch Series Helmed By Journalists
• NPR Uses 360-Degree Video To Invite Viewers To Wilco’s ‘Tiny Desk’ Concert
• Wheezy Waiter Explores ‘The Good Stuff’ In Show Based Around Playlists
• OK Go Plays Its Way Across DC In Mobile ‘Tiny Desk’ NPR Concert
• Let’s All Send Off 2012 With The Year’s Best YouTube Documentaries