WYPR 88.1 FM, Baltimore's trusted NPR news station, is pleased to announce the addition of Briana Hatch to its award-winning news team starting July 10, 2023. Report for America is the national service program that places emerging journalists into local news organizations to report on under-covered issues and communities. Hatch will report on education in Baltimore, with a focus on youth, disparities, solutions, and successes in the local education landscape.

Your Public Radio recently named Jonathan Blakley as chief content officer of WYPR/WTMD and announced the promotion of Tyler Laporte to assistant program director at WTMD.

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We are proud to announce two new team members -- Matt Bush as news director for WYPR 88.1 FM and Rob Timm as production manager for WTMD 89.7 FM.

Podcast of true, personal tales of ordinary Baltimoreans available starting August 8, 2022.

In this poll, voters were asked their opinions on the direction of the state, economic conditions, political figures and entities, key policy issues, the state of American democracy, elections, and the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Of the nine radio award categories, the station was named the winner of three categories and recognized as finalists in an additional two categories.

The station and its reporters won 12 Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association awards for work done in 2021

WYPR has been honored with three Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) 2022 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Nonprofit organizations will collaborate, share resources, expand reach to deliver local news across the region and state