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MPR News Names Jonathan Blakley as Program Dir.
RADIO ONLINE | Friday, October 24, 2014 |
MPR News (Minnesota Public Radio) expands its leadership team with the appointment of Jonathan Blakley, formerly of NPR, as its new Program Director, effective October 27. He will oversee radio programming and audio content development within the newsroom. Part of his new portfolio will include a variety of new podcasts that will showcase new voices discussing a range of topics.
"Jonathan's radio roots run deep. He tells wonderful stories about growing up in a Detroit house with different radio shows resonating throughout," said MPR News Managing Director Chris Worthington. "We welcome his passion for radio and his breadth of news reporting experience to our newsroom."
"I am extraordinarily excited and honored to become part of the award-winning MPR News newsroom. It's one of the brightest gems in public radio, and I get to return to my native Midwest," added Blakley. "One of my first childhood memories is my father giving me a hand-sized, nine-volt battery-powered transistor radio that I listened to under my pillow every night. I look forward to guiding MPR News to a new and diverse generation of loyal listeners."
After graduating from Western Michigan University, Blakley helped launch all-News WKZO/Kalamazoo and also worked at CBS Radio's WWJ/Detroit. At NPR, Blakley worked as a producer/editor overseeing its Baghdad bureau operations during the war. He has produced stories from the Philippines, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti.
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