ABC Audio Names Laura Mayer EP of Podcast Programming
| RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, January 5, 2023 |
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 Laura Mayer |
ABC Audio appoints Laura Mayer as the new executive producer of Podcast Programming. Mayer will be the creative lead of its podcast team, which plans the launch of a new true crime series next week and the return of "Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson" later this month. She'll work with Director of Podcast Programming Josh Cohan and brings over a decade of experience in podcasting.
Mayer has worked as the founding producer on projects including Malcolm Gladwell's "Revisionist History," "Happier with Gretchen Rubin," "The Dream" and "The Just Enough Family." She was the first employee at Slate's podcast network Panoply and served as executive producer of New Show Development at Stitcher. In 2019, Laura co-founded the production company Three Uncanny Four Productions with Sony Music, and served as COO of the joint venture.
She also has strong journalism roots. After graduating from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she began her public radio career at WNYC (New York Public Radio) working on many programs such as "On the Media."
