Freakonomics Radio Network has some new leadership as Neal Carruth is taking over the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager, per Radio Ink. Carruth was recently with NPR, leading the radio station’s news podcasting strategy.
“For years now, I’ve been a serious fan of the work that Stephen Dubner and the team have done on the Freakonomics Radio podcast,” Carruth said.
“I love the podcast’s combination of curiosity, rigor, and delight. I can’t wait to work with the team to grow the audience for the current slate of shows and to help them develop new properties.”
In his new position with Freakonomics Radio Network, Carruth will have the responsibility of helping to set the strategic and editorial oversight of the company.
“I feel we’ve hit the jackpot with Neal,” Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics host, said of Carruth.
“He has an amazing track record in both the editorial and strategic realms, and he’s got a priceless perspective on this crazy-fast-growing industry. His presence here is going to immediately make us all better.”
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