News & Notes was aNational Public Radio (NPR) program focusing on issues affectingAfrican Americans andAfrican diaspora communities. The listenership was multiracial and international. The program aired for one hour each weekday and was hosted byEd Gordon from 2005 to 2006, byFarai Chideya until January 16, 2009, and then byTony Cox until its final broadcast on March 20, 2009. Chideya is known for her television commentary and books on race. While atNews and Notes, she and the teams she worked with won awards from theNational Association of Black Journalists and theNational Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, among others.
Highlights of the show included the News & Notes Roundtable, where notable black journalists, bloggers, business leaders, politicians, activists and personalities debated the issues of the day. The program was produced at the NPR West studios inCulver City, California.
The show was awarded a $3 million grant from theFord Foundation in 2006.[1]
On December 10, 2008, NPR announced that the show would be canceled due to budget constraints. It signed off on March 20, 2009.[2]
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