We begin today with some breaking news that will alter the media landscape in the Baltimore metro area. WYPR and the Baltimore Banner, a multi-platform news organization that is expected to begin publishing this summer, announced this morning that the two organizations have entered into a joint operating agreement.
![The Baltimore Banner will operate as part of the non-profit Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, founded and directed by Chairman Stewart Bainum. Imtiaz Patel is CEO and Kimi Yoshino is Editor in Chief. (image courtesy TheBaltimoreBanner.com)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4e876d4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/842x443+0+0/resize/880x463!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2Fd3%2F687023cc4d7581f9be86524832e3%2Fbaltimore-banner-logo.png)
LaFontaine Oliver, the president of the Your Public Radio Corporation and the General Manager of WYPR, joins Tom now from WYPR's Studio B.