NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'

NPR News Monday 08 June 2026, 15:04 UTC By David Folkenflik 1 min read

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Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.(Image credit: Variety via Getty Images)

Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.

(Image credit: Variety via Getty Images)

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