The Takeaway
Encyclopedia
The Takeaway is a morning radio
news
program co-created and co-produced by Public Radio International
(PRI) and WNYC
-New York Public Radio with editorial partners the BBC World Service
of the United Kingdom
, The New York Times
, and WGBH
Radio Boston of the United States
. In addition to co-producing/co-creating the program, PRI also distributes the program nationwide to its affiliate stations. Mark Effron is the general manager.
and Celeste Headlee. It debuted on WNYC in New York, WGBH in Boston, and WEAA in Baltimore. The show initially launched with Adaora Udoji
as co-host. Udoji left the show after its first year, at the beginning of May, 2009.
, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
, and the Skoll Foundation
.
. It has a different tone and approach from NPR's Morning Edition
, delivering national and international news and cultural stories through a conversational and personality-driven format rather than a magazine, packaged pieces format like Morning Edition. The web presence of the program allows listeners to respond immediately to news and participate in editorial decision-making, as well as building a significant online community around the content.
Listeners can also participate in feedback and the conversation for "The Takeaway" by joining "Blogs". According to host comments and the website, the Mix offers users a way to participate with the program creators and comment on issues and topics of the day. Some listener call ins are also featured on the broadcast. On a dedicated section of the user comments blog, there is a space for users to listeners to talk and even vent complaints about the new program, its hosts, and topics.
's radio show in a New York
magazine interview (published April 27, 2008). Hockenberry said: "I really think that, you know, Howard Stern
is a model here." Hockenberry and Udoji go on to say "We gotta find a Baba Booey." The program website talks about marrying solid journalism with a more conversational tone, an approach attempted previously by NPR's Bryant Park Project
. The difference between the expectations of public radio listeners and the tone of the program has led to a negative response from some listeners who have responded on the show's response page for show feedback, to carrying stations, and on independent online blogs.
protests.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
program co-created and co-produced by Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
(PRI) and WNYC
WNYC
WNYC is a set of call letters shared by a pair of co-owned, non-profit, public radio stations located in New York City.WNYC broadcasts on the AM band at 820 kHz, and WNYC-FM is at 93.9 MHz. Both stations are members of National Public Radio and carry distinct, but similar news/talk programs...
-New York Public Radio with editorial partners the BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, and WGBH
WGBH (FM)
WGBH is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member station of NPR and PRI. The license-holder is the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also owns WGBH-TV and WGBX-TV....
Radio Boston of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In addition to co-producing/co-creating the program, PRI also distributes the program nationwide to its affiliate stations. Mark Effron is the general manager.
Mission
The program's stated intent is to deliver news and cultural stories through a conversational and personality-driven format. The program launched on April 28, 2008. On January 25, 2010, a new schedule at flagship station WNYC-FM moved the show to WNYC-AM with a four-hour segment.Presenters
Currently the program's primary hosts are John HockenberryJohn Hockenberry
John Charles Hockenberry is an American journalist and author. A four-time Emmy Award winner and three-time Peabody Award winner, Hockenberry has worked in media since 1980....
and Celeste Headlee. It debuted on WNYC in New York, WGBH in Boston, and WEAA in Baltimore. The show initially launched with Adaora Udoji
Adaora Udoji
Adaora Elizabeth Udoji is a Nigerian American and was the co-host of The Takeaway with John Hockenberry until May 2009. Previously, she was a host on Court TV. She is a former correspondent for CNN and a former foreign correspondent for ABC News based in London...
as co-host. Udoji left the show after its first year, at the beginning of May, 2009.
Support
The program has received major philanthropic support from The John S. and James L. Knight FoundationJohn S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is an American private, non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts....
, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting...
, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
, and the Skoll Foundation
Skoll Foundation
The Skoll Foundation is a social entrepreneurship foundation based in Silicon Valley, California, with a mission to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems...
.
Format
With the program's debut, public radio had more than one program available throughout morning drive across time zones for the first time. The format of the program was influenced by discussions at the Stanford Joint Program in DesignStanford Joint Program in Design
The Joint Program in Design is one of the professional schools of Stanford University, in Stanford, California. It is generally considered a leading design school in the United States. The school offers degrees in Mechanical Engineering and in Fine Arts/Design.-Background:The school was founded in...
. It has a different tone and approach from NPR's Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by National Public Radio . It airs weekday mornings and runs for two hours, and many stations repeat one or both hours. The show feeds live from 05:00 to 09:00 ET, with feeds and updates as required until noon...
, delivering national and international news and cultural stories through a conversational and personality-driven format rather than a magazine, packaged pieces format like Morning Edition. The web presence of the program allows listeners to respond immediately to news and participate in editorial decision-making, as well as building a significant online community around the content.
Listeners can also participate in feedback and the conversation for "The Takeaway" by joining "Blogs". According to host comments and the website, the Mix offers users a way to participate with the program creators and comment on issues and topics of the day. Some listener call ins are also featured on the broadcast. On a dedicated section of the user comments blog, there is a space for users to listeners to talk and even vent complaints about the new program, its hosts, and topics.
Feedback
In a lively exchange about the program, hosts described it similar to Howard SternHoward Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
's radio show in a New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
magazine interview (published April 27, 2008). Hockenberry said: "I really think that, you know, Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
is a model here." Hockenberry and Udoji go on to say "We gotta find a Baba Booey." The program website talks about marrying solid journalism with a more conversational tone, an approach attempted previously by NPR's Bryant Park Project
Bryant Park Project
The Bryant Park Project was a short-lived morning radio newsmagazine from National Public Radio. The show's name was derived from Bryant Park in New York City, which NPR's New York studios overlook. While the Bryant Park Project was originally a working title, the show debuted with the name...
. The difference between the expectations of public radio listeners and the tone of the program has led to a negative response from some listeners who have responded on the show's response page for show feedback, to carrying stations, and on independent online blogs.
Broadcast partners
To date, the program has approximately 54 carrying stations across the country.Controversy
The Takeaway received widespread criticism for firing producer Caitlin Curran for participating in the Occupy Wall StreetOccupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters which began September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district...
protests.