Today on Midday on the Media, we mark WYPR's 20th anniversary in conversation with Your Public Radio Corporation's president, WYPR general manager and NPR board chairman, LaFontaine E. Oliver.

LaFontaine joined WYPR in 2019, bringing his broad experience in both commercial and public radio, and a perspective that is both local and national. In the years before coming to WYPR, he was the general manager of a station in Orlando, Florida, and WEAA, which is celebrating its 45th year as the voice of the community at Morgan State University.

We invite LaFontaine to join us a couple of times a year to discuss important developments at WYPR and across the media landscape. Today, he and Tom spend the hour talking about where WYPR's been the past 20 years, and where it's headed. They'll discuss the station's abiding commitment to the community, the recent acquisition of public radio music station WTMD-FM 89.7, its initiatives in pursuit of greater diversity, equity and inclusion, and Your Public Radio's agenda for the coming years.

And as always, we welcome your comments and questions...

LaFontaine Oliver joins Tom remotely from WYPR's Studio B.

Today on Midday on the Media, we mark <a href="https://www.wypr.org/2022-01-04/20-years-of-your-public-radio-wypr-celebrates-20-years-of-commitment-to-community">WYPR's 20th anniversary </a>in conversation with <a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-mission-statement">Your Public Radio Corporation</a>'s president, WYPR general manager and <a href="https://twitter.com/LaFontaine_O">NPR</a> board chairman, <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/892995759/lafontaine-e-oliver">LaFontaine E. Oliver</a>.
LaFontaine joined WYPR in 2019, bringing his broad experience in both commercial and public radio, and a perspective that is both local and national. In the years before coming to WYPR, he was the general manager of a station in Orlando, Florida, and WEAA, which is celebrating its 45th year as the voice of the community at Morgan State University.
We invite LaFontaine to join us a couple of times a year to discuss important developments at WYPR and across the media landscape. Today, he and Tom spend the hour talking about where WYPR's been the past 20 years, and where it's headed. They'll discuss the station's abiding commitment to the community, the recent acquisition of public radio music station <a href="https://wtmd.org/radio/">WTMD-FM 89.7</a>, its initiatives in pursuit of greater diversity, equity and inclusion, and Your Public Radio's agenda for the coming years.
And as always, we welcome your comments and questions...
<a href="https://twitter.com/LaFontaine_O">LaFontaine Oliver</a> joins Tom remotely from WYPR's Studio B.

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

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