Samata Joshi is an accomplished media professional with extensive experience in production, audience development, and journalism. Currently serving as Managing Producer at WBUR since July 2019, Samata contributes to the development of WBUR Podcasts. Previously, Samata held various roles at Boston University College of Communication, including Senior Audience Development Manager and Audience Development Manager, alongside a Graduate Assistant position that involved collaboration on significant investigative journalism for The Intercept. Early career experiences include leading content strategy at Campus Diaries, serving as Guest Faculty in Feature Journalism, working as a Features Reporter for DNA - Daily News & Analysis, and as a Copywriter at Blaq Communications. Samata's academic credentials include a Master of Science in Journalism from Boston University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, and a Bachelor's degree in Media and Journalism from Wilson College, Mumbai.
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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.
