Program areas at NHPR
Local news and digital coverage: nhpr provides in-depth reporting and analysis to approximately 199,000 Radio and streaming listeners weekly and about 16,000 on demand listeners monthly. Our podcasts, (civics 101, outside/in, bear brook, and document) are downloaded over 630,000 times per month, nearly 45,000 people subscribe to our regular newsletters, and our website receives more than 240,000 visits each month. An award-winning local newsroom, with reporters, editors, hosts, producers and digital staff, provides in-depth coverage of Public policy, health, the environment, politics, the economy and education. In addition to on-air reporting, nhpr.org extends our capacity for storytelling through digital-only stories, interactive maps, infographics, photography, blogs, on-demand audio and supplemental program content, serving as a dynamic platform for statewide news stories. With its body of work, nhpr earned three regional edward r. murrow awards and three first-place and one second-place awards from the New Hampshire press association, eight first-place awards from the Public media journalists association (pmja), and the american bar association's silver gavel award for the civics 101 podcast.
National programming: nhpr broadcasts a variety of programs distributed by npr, american Public media, prx and independent producers. Programs help foster civil discourse, entertain, enlighten and provide a range of information and ideas. Topic areas include national and international current events, arts and culture, science, storytelling and contemporary media. Nhpr airs nationally-produced news and information programs, including morning edition, all things considered, 1a, here & now, marketplace, the daily, the takeaway, throughline and as it happens. Nhpr also airs the bbc world service and programs from the cbc. Cultural, educational and entertainment offerings include: fresh air, the ted Radio hour, wait wait don't tell me!, science friday, this american life, on the media, hidden brain, it's been a minute and the moth Radio hour.
Locally-produced programs: nhpr aired approximately 43 hours of New Hampshire produced programming each week on its live streaming platforms,including Radio broadcast, streaming on nhpr.org, via nhprs apps (apple and android)and smart speakers. Locally produced programing included local news and information daily on the morning edition hosted locally by rick ganley and all things considered hosted locally by julia furukawa; expanded local weather service; outside/in[box]; the big question; civics 101 trivia; visibles; overtime; the weekly news recap; and the folk show. Additionally, nhpr makes a number of podcasts for statewide and national distribution, each of which periodically produces on-air content for broadcast on nhpr and other Public Radio stations. These include outside/in, a podcast that explores the natural world and how we use it hosted by nate hegyi; civics 101, a podcast about the fundamentals of american democracy, hosted by nick capodice and hannah mccarthy, and document, a project-based investigative reporting show that tackles the most urgent and compelling issues and stories in New Hampshire.