WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the NPR board of directors welcomed nine new and returning directors.
In the 2026 NPR board election in September, the NPR Membership elected Sarah Ashworth (Wisconsin Public Radio, Madison, WI); Asia Burnett (WKMS, Murray, KY); Rachel Hubbard (KOSU, Stillwater, OK) completing an unexpired term; and Sarah Morris (KCUR, Kansas City, MO) completing an unexpired term, as Member Directors of the NPR board, all with three-year terms beginning November 2026.
The NPR Membership also confirmed the board's election of Matthew Barzun and LeRoy Kim to their second three-year terms as Public Directors, also beginning in November 2026. On a separate ballot, PRSS representatives ratified the board's election of Adam Vos as a Non-Board Distribution/Interconnection Committee member.
In addition, the board elected three Member Directors to unexpired term vacancies. These directors will bring further geographic and station-type diversity to the board. They are Josh Adams (Houston Public Media, Houston, Texas), who was elected to an unexpired term vacancy ending in 2028; Meredith Artley (Hawai'i Public Radio, Honolulu, Hawaii), who was elected to an unexpired term vacancy ending in 2027; and Stewart Vanderwilt (Colorado Public Radio, Denver, Colorado), who was elected to an unexpired term vacancy ending in 2027.
The board also reelected Jo Lambert as chair of the board. She was first elected as chair of the board in November 2025. Additionally, the board elected R.C. McBride as vice chair of the board. McBride joined the board in November 2022 as a Member Director.
NPR's 23-member board of directors is comprised of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations and are elected to the board by their fellow Member stations, 9 Public Directors who are prominent members of the public selected by the board and confirmed by NPR Member stations, the NPR Foundation chair, and the NPR president and CEO.
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