New York Public Radio Names Depelsha McGruder Chief Operating Officer

 Media and television executive Depelsha McGruder has been named Chief Operating Officer of New York Public Radio (NYPR), which includes WNYC, WQXR, WNYC Studios, Gothamist, New Jersey Public Radio and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, President and CEO Laura Walker announced today.

In this role, McGruder will be responsible for fostering a vibrant, values-driven internal culture at NYPR.   She will lead key internal functions including human resources, legal, engineering / IT, and internal communications, ensuring continuous improvements in processes, policies, workspace and talent strategy. McGruder will also oversee strategic planning, operations and digital for NYPR — a leader in audio and digital content, podcasting, and classical music radio — in a fast-changing media and digital landscape. She will be responsible for guiding the implementation of a strategic and sustainable growth plan that will strengthen and expand WNYC’s local news operation, position WNYC Studios as an incubator of new voices, and create a global classical music audio platform. McGruder reports to Walker, and begins on October 29.

“With a background in strategy, programming, audience development and organizational culture and change, Depelsha possesses extraordinary breadth, versatility and experience,” said Walker. “At a moment when audio is exploding, local news is shrinking, audiences are fracturing and digital platforms are shifting rapidly,