Born on public radio, NPR made audio native to the web and then to the phone. NPR Podcasts won a Webby in 2006, signaling that on-demand listening would become a daily habit. Tiny Desk began in 2008 as a scrappy office performance and grew into one of YouTube’s most durable music series, Webby recognized in 2013 and again in 2024, proving intimacy can beat spectacle online. In 2014, NPR One blended national shows and podcasts with local reporting from NPR Network stations into a personalized, continuous stream that foreshadowed the modern audio feed. That same year, NPR Member station WBEZ brought narrative podcasting to the mainstream through Serial. NPR continued to expand the audience for NPR shows like Planet Money, Hidden Brain, Up First, and Code Switch. Morning briefings, clips, and smart-speaker news followed. The result is a playbook still followed online: trusted voices, portable storytelling, and audio that moves with you all.

NOTABLE WORK

NPR Podcast (2006)

Tiny Desk Concerts (2020)

Serial Podcast (2015)

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