WAMU 88.5
Erika Pulley-Hayes serves as General Manager at WAMU 88.5 since August 2021, previously holding the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at WMFE|WMFV from January 2020 to August 2021. Before that, Erika spent over 14 years at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in various roles, including Vice President of Radio, where responsibilities encompassed driving operational and financial success for public broadcasting. Early career experience includes serving as Manager of Legal Affairs at Comprehensive NeuroScience, Inc., and as a Legal Assistant at Warner Lambert. Erika holds a Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management and an MBA from the University of Maryland Global Campus, along with a Bachelor of Arts from William Paterson University of New Jersey.
WAMU 88.5
WAMU 88.5 is the NPR station in the nation’s capital and Washington’s source for local and national news, podcasts and smart, thoughtful programming. WAMU produces the nationally acclaimed program 1A, the weekly local talk show The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi, the Diane Rehm: On My Mind podcast and award-winning regional news that spans topics from racial justice and accountability to business and the arts. WAMU also publishes DCist, a local news and culture site. WAMU is member-supported and licensed to American University. Founded in 1961, WAMU reaches an audience of more than one million listeners on-air, online and on demand. Learn more about WAMU or listen live at www.wamu.org.