Here and Now (Boston)
| Genre | News: Global news, National news, analysis, commentary, interviews, discussion |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WBUR |
| Syndicates | NPR |
| Hosted by | Jeremy Hobson Robin Young |
| Created by | WBUR and NPR |
| Original release | 1998 – Present |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Opening theme | "You Give Me Problems About My Business" by The Mercury Program |
| Website | hereandnow.wbur.org |
| Podcast | npr.org/rss/podcast |
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Here and Now is a public radio magazine program produced by NPR and WBUR in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed across the United States by NPR to over 380 stations across the United States.[1]
Schedule
Following July 1st, 2013, Here and Now began broadcasting as a two-hour program with a full rollover meaning the show broadcasts from Noon to 4pm ET [needs update] airing Monday to Friday [2] and generally in the midday hours on its affiliate stations. The show covers U.S. and international news, and provides arts and culture coverage.
Here and Now has two cutaways for newscasts: One from 01:00 to 06:30 past the hour, filled by world news from NPR. The second newscast runs from 30:30 to 33:30 past the hour, and is produced entirely in-house at WBUR.[3]
History
Here and Now first began airing in 1998, when it was co-hosted by Tovia Smith and Bruce Gellerman.[citation needed] At the time, the show was billed as a local or regional current affairs show, concentrating on newsworthy events throughout the six New England states. The show moved to its current format soon after.
Host Robin Young joined the show in 2000, replacing Smith, and outlasted a series of co-hosts, including founding co-host and executive producer Gellerman. A staff of about ten full-time employees and interns helps her produce the show each day.[1] In 2005, WBUR had announced that the show would return to its roots as a local current affairs program, but a distribution deal with PRI changed that plan.[citation needed]
On March 29, 2013, NPR and WBUR announced that Talk of the Nation would cease production and that NPR would replace it with a two-hour version of Here and Now.[4][5] The reported reason for this change was due to a desire of the bigger NPR member stations to have a mid-day magazine-style news-show rather than a talk show.[6]
References
- ^ a b "About the Show". WBUR. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
Here! Now! In the moment! Paddling in the middle of a fast moving stream of news and information. Here & Now is Public Radio's daily news magazine, bringing you the news that breaks after Morning Edition and before All Things Considered. We air on over 170 stations across the country, and have a partnership with the BBC.
- ^ "Here&Now". PRI.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ^ "Here&Now". PRI.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ^ Folkenflik, David; Montagne, Renée (2013-03-29). "NPR To Drop Call-In Show 'Talk Of The Nation'". NPR.org. Washington, DC, USA: NPR. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Nickisch, Curt (2013-03-30) [2013-03-29]. "'Talk Of The Nation' To End; 'Here & Now' To Expand". WBUR.org. Boston, MA, USA: WBUR. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Stelter, Brian (2013-03-30). "After 21 Years, NPR Is Ending 'Talk of the Nation'". The New York Times. New York, NY, USA: The New York Times Company. p. C1. Retrieved 2013-03-30.