Award-winning audio journalist. Strategic pioneer with a rare capacity to innovate, grow and manage media companies and non-profit organizations. Creative and collaborative leader who delivers sophisticated yet accessible content in competitive deadline environment. Transformed Washington, DC's local NPR station from financially struggling radio operation into widely respected multi-platform local media organization. Grew revenue 70 percent and staff 50 percent over six years. Co-developed the Marketplace public radio programs. Led teams to produce complex global business and economics information in a uniquely accessible yet intelligent way with mission of empowering Americans to improve their economic lives. Editorial leadership earned Marketplace the highest accolades in media, including the duPont-Columbia and Peabody awards.One of most significant roles at WAMU and Marketplace was to identify, recruit and develop talent. Worked collaboratively with/hired numerous well-known host and journalists including Diane Rehm, Kai Ryssdal, David Brancaccio, Jeremy Hobson, Diana Nyad, and others. Currently exploring opportunities that provide ability to leverage my unique range of experience to have positive impact on the world through non-profit organizations, journalism, and education.
Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer
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Startup ConsultantCambridge Artificial Intelligencer Mar 2023 - PresentWorking with media executive and former General Manager Charles Kravitz to develop a non-profit local news organization powered by the ethical use of AI and designed to create a new, sustainable model for local news.
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Development ConsultantBaltimore Banner Feb 2021 - Oct 2021Baltimore, Maryland, UsHired to develop operating partnership between new non-profit digital local news startup, Baltimore Banner, and Baltimore's local NPR station, WYPR. -
General ManagerWamu 88.5 2014 - 2020Washington, Dc, UsTransformed financially struggling NPR news station for the nation's capital into a financially robust, widely respected broadcast and digital news organization. Grew revenue: by more than 70%, from $20 million in FY15 to $37 million FY20 and reserves from 400,000 to more than $7 million Led transition of iconic national program, The Diane Rehm Show, to new hit program, 1A, aired on 400 stations and whose host and staff reflect the diversity of the country. Improved quality of local journalism to deliver greater depth and range of coverage. Acquired and revived beloved local news site, DCist. Quadrupled digital audience. Added reporters and editors, created beats. Increased diversity of staff and audience, including growing percent of African American listeners by more than 50% and Latinx listeners by 70%. -
Non-Profit LeaderFoundations And Public Service Organizations Aug 2013 - 2014• Non-profit leadership: With 20 years of successful leadership of major national journalism business, focused on public service media, mission-based non-profit organizations, and academic management roles. • Economic literacy/empowerment: With more than two decades of success delivering business & economic information in a uniquely accessible way, advance economic literacy and empower people to improve their personal economic condition and condition of the country through philanthropy, academic institutions, research organizations, and advocacy groups.
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Vice President & General Manager, MarketplaceAmerican Public Media 2011 - 2013Saint Paul, Mn, Us• Led $18 million business of Marketplace, working with underwriting, development, distribution, marketing, and finance teams to support radio and digital content. • Primary catalyst for growth from a single half-hour program with 600,000 listeners to a major news brand that delivers multiple public radio programs and digital content reaching an audience of more than 10 million, the largest business new outlet in the country;• Managed editorial leaders of Marketplace and journalism agenda, tone, and goals for all Marketplace content.• Led Marketplace’s digital transformation from radio to multi-platform culture by inspiring and requiring radio staff to develop digital skills. Doubled digital staff while overall budget dropped. • Developed “audio everywhere” digital distribution strategy for Marketplace content that grew monthly digital downloads from a few hundred thousand to more than four million. • Lead representative to public media industry and funders. -
Vice President & Executive ProducerMarketplace, Marketplace Morning Report And Marketplace Money 1997 - 2011• Recruited and led creative team of journalists to produce a weekday afternoon business news magazine on public radio that has won the highest awards in broadcasting and journalism. • Identified and hired key talent for on-air positions including Kai Ryssdal, David Brancaccio, Rudy Maxa, Diana Nyad, Jeremy Hobson,Tess Vigeland. • More than doubled Marketplace’s audience by creating the Marketplace Morning Report, a morning-drive business news service updated hourly seven times each day. Now reaches more than six million listeners a week.• Re-conceived faltering weekly personal finance program Sound Money into a new program with broad audience appeal. Changed focus, host, title, sensibility. Improved quality. Resulted in substantial increase in major-market carriage and 100 percent increase in audience.• Initiated or led partnerships with major journalism organizations, including The New York Times, BBC, Pro Publica, Frontline, WGBH-Boston, and KQED-San Francisco, delivering major collaborative projects for print, online, television and radio.
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Creator And Executive ProducerThe Savvy Traveler 1997 - 2003• Conceived and created weekly hour-long travel program for public radio hosted by Rudy Maxa and later Diana Nyad. Program featured engaging mix of storytelling, information, and depth. Created concept, secured start-up funding, developed launch plan, hired hosts and other key staff, led marketing and station carriage efforts, attracting weekly audience of 750,000 over seven years.
Jj Yore Education Details
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Columbia University - Graduate School Of JournalismJournalism -
Fordham UniversityInternational Political Economy
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Jj Yore attended Columbia University - Graduate School Of Journalism, Fordham University.
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