TALKERS News Notes
Compass and Pac-12 Conference Partner for Tourneys. Compass Media Networks and PLAYFLY Sports announced a multi-year partnership for Compass to have the exclusive national audio rights to the Pac-12 Football Championship and Pac-12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. Compass GM of sports programming Robert Blum says, “The Pac-12 Conference is an awesome addition to our play-by-play sports lineup. We look forward to working with the Pac-12 Conference and PLAYFLY Sports to build excitement for these iconic matchups.”
Mary Louise Kelly to Exit “ATC’ Host Role. After more than eight years co-hosting NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Mary Louise Kelly is stepping down from that role and from her hosting the podcast, “Sources & Methods.” She says, “I’m stepping down as host of ‘All Things Considered’ and ‘Sources & Methods.’ Twenty-five years since I first set foot in this newsroom! I’ll continue to contribute interviews. NPR remains a place where I can do the kind of work I came to journalism to do. Now, on to the next adventure.”
