Name: Reimagining Public Media’s Future: A Conversation with Katherine Maher
Start: 2026-05-29T13:45:00-0400
End: 2026-05-29T14:30:00-0400

Reimagining Public Media’s Future: A Conversation with Katherine Maher

Friday May 29, 2026 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT

College of General Studies Auditorium @ 871 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

NPR’s president & CEO discusses the future without federal funding.

Speakers

Evan Smith

Managing Director for Events, The Atlantic

Evan Smith is the former CEO of The Texas Tribune and host of the weekly interview program Overheard with Evan Smith. He is currently the Managing Director of Events for The Atlantic.

Katherine Maher is the President and CEO of NPR, with deep experience leading public interest institutions through technological disruption and strategic transformation. Her areas of expertise include information and media, good governance and democracy, civil and human rights, international development... Read More →

Friday May 29, 2026 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT
College of General Studies Auditorium

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Evan Smith

Katherine Maher

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