NPR just announced that my @npratc co-host @nprAudie will be leaving for other adventures at the end of this week. We’ve been friends for 20 years, since long before we were cohosts or even NPR reporters. That won’t change. But this one stings.
She opened doors for me in so many ways and taught me so many things - not least how to be a host. It has been difficult this year to say goodbye to @nprgreene @lourdesgnavarro @NoelKing @RadioMirage and more. If NPR doesn’t see this as a crisis, I don’t know what it’ll take.
I had hoped it wouldn’t be necessary to repost this tweet again so soon (and you can add @NoelKing to this list).
https://twitter.com/samsanders/status/1436025093872885760
Right now the most important thing is to spend the rest of the week celebrating @nprAudie, her accomplishments, and her incredible tenure at @npr - from covering the South to Congress to hosting @NPRWeekend and @npratc to launching #ConsiderThis. Then let’s fix what’s broken.
I’m on vacation and not planning on staying glued to twitter or email. If you’re a journalist writing about this, I’ll sing Audie’s praises to the end of time but refer you to @isalara at NPR comms for comment on why we’re hemorrhaging hosts from marginalized backgrounds.
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