NPR Board Welcomes Newly Elected Directors

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, September 15, 2025 | 3:52pm CT

National Public Radio (NPR)

The NPR membership has elected Brad Dancer, WSHU Public Radio, Fairfield, CT; Paul Hunton, WUNC, Chapel Hill, NC (incumbent); Margaret Low, WBUR, Boston, MA (incumbent); R.C. McBride, WGLT, Normal, IL (incumbent) as Member Directors of the NPR Board, all for three-year terms beginning in November, 2025.

In addition, the NPR membership confirmed the Board's election of Milena Alberti-Perez (incumbent), Scott Donaton (incumbent), and John McGinn to three-year terms as Public Directors, beginning in November 2025. On a separate ballot, PRSS representatives ratified the Board's election of Colin Andrews and Brian Wadsworth, as Non-Board Distribution/Interconnection Committee members.

At the September 11-12 board meeting, the Board elected Tina Pamintuan, KUOW, Seattle, WA, as a Member Director of the NPR Board, to fill an unexpired term vacancy ending in November 2027.

NPR's 23-member Board of Directors is comprised of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations and are elected to the Board by their fellow Member stations, nine Public Directors who are prominent members of the public selected by the Board and confirmed by NPR Member stations, the NPR Foundation Chair, and the NPR President & CEO.