
Lafontaine E. Oliver
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Oct 16, 2026
Sara Diani on Painting, Desire, and Being an Afghan American Artist
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16:53Rob LeeHOST
And I think after doing this for maybe a year, maybe, maybe close to two, I had an opportunity to start sitting down with bigger and bigger guests.
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17:01Rob LeeHOST
And one guest that comes to mind is, uh, LaFontaine Oliver, who's running, like, WNYC, like the big, the big job.
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17:09Sara DianiGUEST
Oh, wow.
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17:09Rob LeeHOST
And at the time, he was at the local affiliate in Baltimore.
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Unknown podcast
Can luxury living ensure safety? | New York, New York | October 13
Oct 14 · 1 Mention
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6:20GarrettHOST
For now, a temporary office of the CEO will steer the organization.
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6:24GarrettHOST
That includes LaFontaine Oliver, her predecessor, Jenna Weiss Berman, a content and podcast leader, and Gary Nell, a veteran public media executive.
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6:34GarrettHOST
NYPR's annual budget is over $78 million, so leadership stability really matters to how they serve listeners and readers across the city.
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6:44LeahHOST
Public radio is one of those civic touchstones.
E188: Public Media Partnerships: Baltimore Public Media and Delmarva Public Media
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31:45Craig SwaglerGUEST
They are very similar to the ones that Judy is describing with Spotlight.
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31:51Craig SwaglerGUEST
You know, the partnership with the banner dates back almost three years now and precedes me in the leadership role when LaFontaine Oliver helped merge that with a completely different leadership team that was at the banner at the time.
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32:06Craig SwaglerGUEST
So they've also gone through their own kind of transformational process.
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32:10Craig SwaglerGUEST
And there was, you know, a lot of discovery, I will say, in the history that I've learned through what the initial components of what that partnership would look like.
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Unknown podcast
Why was this death ignored at first? | New York, New York | October 13
Oct 13 · 1 Mention
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5:32LeahHOST
But the organization faced a major financial deficit, tied in part to the shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and saw executive turnover and a 7% workforce reduction, 21 jobs.
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5:45GarrettHOST
The temporary office of the CEO will be handled by LaFontaine Oliver, who previously led NYPR, Jenna Weiss Berman, a content leader, and Gary Nell, a longtime public media executive.
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5:57GarrettHOST
That's a steady bench, but constant leadership churn can rattle any newsroom and audience strategy.
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6:02GarrettHOST
NYPR needs a clear plan and some calm seas.