Federal News Radio/DC Restructures Lineup
| RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, August 27, 2014 |
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News WFED-AM (Federal News Radio) Washington, DC, and FederalNewsRadio.com are shifting the on-air lineup, moving Federal Drive co-host Emily Kopp (pictured) from anchoring the morning program with Tom Temin to a fulltime reporter post for both the digital and radio operations. Kopp will continue to contribute to the Federal Drive and she will also be featured on "In-Depth with Francis Rose." The move is effective September 2.
"Emily has quite a bit of expertise that we can now take full advantage of. She will become our special correspondent at the intersection of radio and digital news," said Program Director Lisa Wolfe. "Her reporting, writing and video skills will help enhance the efforts of the entire organization."
Current morning digital writer/editor Shefali Kapadia also moves into a radio producer role to support Temin on the Federal Drive and a new digital writer will be hired to replace her.
"By making these shifts, we are able to optimize the incredible talents of our people-brining more depth to our presentation. The end result will be more news stories told in a variety of ways for air and online," added Wolfe. "Tom Temin's broadcasting abilities are so polished he will shine as the solo anchor of the Federal Drive."
