Dianna Bell is an accomplished arts and culture editor with extensive experience in journalism and digital media. Currently serving as the Senior Arts & Culture Editor at WBUR since November 2015, Dianna oversees editorial work across various platforms, shaping coverage for both broadcast and digital formats. Prior roles at WBUR include Arts & Culture Editor and Acting Assistant Managing Editor, where responsibilities encompassed managing daily operations, assigning stories, and ensuring editorial standards. Earlier experience includes multimedia management at Earthwatch Institute, where Dianna generated diverse content, and roles at NPR, The Post and Courier, and various media internships that solidified skills in reporting, editing, and digital content creation. Dianna holds a Master of Arts in Arts Journalism from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from High Point University.
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90.9 WBUR-FM is Boston's NPR news station and the home of nationally syndicated programs, including On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Car Talk, which reach millions of listeners each week on NPR stations across the country and online. WBUR provides listeners with thorough coverage of local, national and international news from NPR, Public Radio International and the BBC, in addition to its own locally produced content. WBUR has a dedicated newsroom reporting original, local content throughout the day, as well as Radio Boston, a daily news magazine examining issues, news, people and places through a distinctly Boston lens. Through a dynamic exchange of ideas, WBUR serves and engages the local community as a source of news and information, providing insight and cultural context that unites a diverse, complex and changing world.
