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NPR’s Steaming ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ Series, Becomes Weekly Radio Show
NPR is launching TINY DESK RADIO as a weekly one-hour radio program. It will feature performances from its video streaming TINY DESK CONCERT series. The show will debut APRIL 17th on NPR’s public radio network.
The new program will be hosted by TINY DESK CONCERT Host/Producer BOBBY CARTER and ALT.LATINO Co-Host/TINY DESK Producer/Curator ANAMARIA SAYRE. Each episode will feature three concert performances with curated stories and artist insights.
NPR MUSIC Exec. Producer SURAYA MOHAMED said, “Our team at NPR MUSIC is proud to curate what is likely the most popular video concert series in the world. Now we are excited to share TINY DESK performances across the public radio airwaves.”
The TINY DESK CONCERT series was launched in 2008 and has featured over 1,200 performances filmed at the “tiny desk” of former ALL SONGS CONSIDERED Host/series Co-Creator BOB BOILEN. NPR reports that in 2024, the series averaged more than 1 million views daily, peaking at 5.6 million on DECEMBER 20th.