"It was torture. 2016 was my last year there, and it was the longest year of my life. I enjoyed the first 19 years immensely... It's was a great kind of big family, and it all changed when this kind of disruptive person came in."
"Today, those who listen to NPR or read its coverage online find something different: the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population."
Many of those affected by the layoffs took to social media to share they were included in the cuts, while others shared their displeasure with leadership and station management over the move.
WAMU plans to launch a local program with hopes of adding an additional app for the station. It also plans to expand its political coverage to include Maryland and Virginia, in addition to Washington D.C.
“The only English language broadcast that we had access to was the Armed Forces Network, which is NPR. That connection was important for my parents..."
"It was torture. 2016 was my last year there, and it was the longest year of my life. I enjoyed the first 19 years immensely... It's was a great kind of big family, and it all changed when this kind of disruptive person came in."