WNYC Studios
| Industry | Media |
|---|---|
| Genre | Podcasts |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
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Key people
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Dean Cappello (CCO) Laura Walker (CEO) |
| Products |
2 Dope Queens Death, Sex + Money Freakonomics Radio Here's the Thing The New Yorker Radio Hour Note to Self Only Human On the Media Radiolab Nancy |
| Website | wnycstudios |
WNYC Studios is a producer and distributor of podcasts and on-demand and broadcast audio. WNYC Studios produces and distributes several podcasts including 2 Dope Queens, Death, Sex & Money, Freakonomics Radio, Snap Judgment (radio show), Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, The New Yorker Radio Hour, Note to Self, On the Media, Only Human, Radiolab, More Perfect, and Nancy. WNYC Studios is a subsidiary of New York Public Radio and is headquartered in New York City. WNYC Studios is working to grow its portfolio of podcasts with plans to launch several more podcasts in 2017.
WNYC Studios was founded on October 13, 2015 with an inventory of 17 podcasts and national radio shows.
The venture is funded with a diversified model consisting of philanthropy, crowdfunding and sponsorship.
The first podcast launched by WNYC Studios was The New Yorker Radio Hour, a co-production with The New Yorker Magazine. Hosted by The New Yorker Editor, David Remnick, the national radio show and podcast debuted on October 24, 2015.
On March 29, 2016, WNYC Studios announced the launch of the 2 Dope Queens podcast hosted by the Daily's Show's Jessica Williams, and Broad City's Phoebe Robinson. 2 Dope Queens premiered on April 5, 2016. On April 6th, 2016 2 Dope Queens reached #1 on the iTunes chart.
2 Dope Queens is a podcast hosted by the Daily Show's Jessica Williams and Broad City's Phoebe Robinson. The podcast features female comedians, comedians of color, and LGBT comedians, in an effort to represent people from different backgrounds. The podcast's guests include Naomi Ekperigin, Nore Davis, Aparna Nancherla, and Michelle Buteau. On April 6, 2016 2 Dope Queens reached #1 on the iTunes chart.
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