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CPB Awards $600,000 for expansion of NPR’s ‘Code Switch’

Race & Identity Podcast to Add Host, Expand Radio Presence, Hold Events

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2022) – “Code Switch,” NPR’s signature podcast on race and identity, is expanding its presence on the radio, through live and virtual events and on social media through a $600,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

With Boost from CPB, NPR to Ramp Up Coverage of Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides $500,000 to boost coverage, security and travel to Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 22, 2022) -- NPR is adding staff and resources to cover Russia’s aggression in Ukraine with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). CPB approved $500,000 in emergency funding to support NPR coverage in the region on Tuesday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops to re-invade Ukraine’s Donbas region.