News & Politics Man Jumps From AU Radio Tower in Apparent Suicide "The matter is now a death investigation," a police spokesperson says. American University, WAMUJune 13, 2025
News & Politics Former DCist Journalists’ Planned News Site Has Already Raised Half Its Initial Funding Before its fall launch, the 51st wants to establish a relationship with the people it will cover. DCist, Media, the 51st, WAMUJuly 17, 2024
News & Politics Why Did WAMU Close DCist? The star-crossed marriage of Washington's NPR member station and a feisty digital news publication came to an abrupt end in February. Staffers are still unclear about what the station's management wants now. DCist, Media, WAMUApril 19, 2024
News & Politics DCist Has Been Shut Down Again, This Time by WAMU WAMU plans to "shift away from digital publishing." 15 layoffs will accompany the closure. DCist, Media, WAMUFebruary 23, 2024
News & Politics WAMU Reporter Martin Austermuhle Has Moved to Switzerland, and He Has Some Thoughts About DC How his early days as working for foreign embassies influenced his coverage of local news. First Person, WAMUSeptember 5, 2023
News & Politics WAMU Hires Erika Pulley-Hayes as GM The 16-year veteran of public media was hired after a nationwide search. WAMUJuly 13, 2021
Food | News & Politics You Can Now Get a Cookie Named After Kojo Nnamdi The "Coco for Kojo" at Bread Furst has macadamia nuts, lime zest, white chocolate, and coconut. Bread Furst, Cookies, Kojo Nnamdi, WAMUApril 7, 2021
News & Politics “Hot Jazz Saturday Night” Is Back—and Rob Bamberger’s Beard Is Gone The WAMU host raised $100,000 for WAMU after returning to the air. One pledge required him to cut down his pandemic look. Media, WAMUFebruary 24, 2021
News & Politics WAMU Dismisses Two People as Result of Investigation Into Workplace Culture Zuri Berry and Jeffrey Katz are gone from the DC-area public radio station. Jeffrey Katz, WAMUJanuary 22, 2021
News & Politics Martin Di Caro Resurfaces at the Washington Times The disgraced former WAMU reporter will host a podcast at the conservative newspaper. Martin Di Caro, Media, WAMU, Washington TimesJanuary 13, 2021
