Christy Tanner named CEO of New York Public Radio

Posted Wednesday, February 4, 2026 11:33 am

Christy Tanner (via LinkedIn)

Benjamin Mullin | The New York Times

New York Public Radio, the nonprofit that owns WNYC and the classical radio station WQXR, said on Tuesday that its next chief executive would be Christy Tanner, a veteran of CBS News and The Associated Press.

Ms. Tanner, 57, will take the helm on Wednesday. In an interview, Ms. Tanner said that New York Public Radio, which is behind “The Brian Lehrer Show,” the popular podcast “Radiolab” and the local news site Gothamist, was a sometimes underestimated news and entertainment powerhouse that produced compelling journalism and cultural programming across a variety of formats.

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