Baltimore Public Media and WYPR 88.1 FM, Baltimore's NPR news station, announces that Thoughts on Tech & Things, hosted by technologist and author Jason Michael Perry, has become the fastest-growing podcast in the station's history. The biweekly show, which explores how emerging technologies reshape how we live, work, and connect, surpassed 16,000 downloads within 30 days of its first full episode, with its pilot episode alone drawing more than 6,000 listeners.

Baltimore Public Media (BPM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Maxie C. Jackson III as its new Program Director, overseeing content strategy and programming across WYPR 88.1 FM, WTMD 89.7 FM, and Your Public Studios. Jackson joins BPM with more than 25 years of nationally recognized leadership in public radio programming, audience development, and multimedia innovation.

Hall will continue to contribute interviews, analysis, and reporting across the station’s news and public affairs programming. 

WYPR has announced a partnership with GeoBroadcast Solutions (GBS) to deploy MaxxCasting™ technology across its network of stations, including WYPR Baltimore and WYPF Frederick.

Five Minutes of Baltimore History brings stories of the past to today’s audiences.

New/Next Film Festival, presented by Baltimore Public Media, will return for a fourth installment in the fall of 2026, organizers announced.

Petrowich has a degree in journalism and political science from the University of Missouri, where she aided podcast production, general assignment reporting and coverage of the Missouri General Assembly for KBIA.

Belew brings more than a decade of experience in fundraising, communications, and cultural leadership in Baltimore.

Baltimore Public Media has been honored alongside American Public Media Reports (APM) with a prestigious national Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting in the Network Radio Division.

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