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NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts guy set for talk at Washington and Lee University

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Bobby Carter. Photo: Washington and Lee University

The guy behind NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, Bobby Carter, will talk on the topic “Tiny Desk, Big Challenges” as part of Washington and Lee University’s 81st Institute on Media Ethics.

The March 12 lecture is free and open to the public and is sponsored by W&L’s Knight Program in Media Ethics and the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Carter will be in conversation with Eric Deggans, W&L’s Knight Chair of Journalism and Media Ethics, about the ethics of maintaining one of NPR’s most vibrant brands.

I’m sure they’ll also talk reach: the Tiny Desk Concerts average 40 million views per month on YouTube, which, wow.

Carter joined NPR in 1999 as a DJ for member station WJSU in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from Jackson State University in 2000, he moved to Washington, D.C., to begin his tenure as the first intern for the yet-to-be-released web music program, “All Songs Considered.”

He was later hired by NPR’s new media department, where he helped lead and build the digital infrastructure for daily operations of NPR.org, driving live and on-demand programming for countless historical events.

Carter joined NPR Music when it launched in 2007, leading live remotes from various clubs, awards ceremonies and festivals across the country.

The talk will be held in Northen Auditorium in Leyburn Library and is set to begin at 5:45 p.m.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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