WBUR is…

…a major source of news and information in New England and one of the country’s pre-eminent public radio stations. WBUR provides thorough and intelligent coverage of national, international and regional news, plus extensive reports from National Public Radio (NPR), the BBC, Public Radio International, American Public Media and WBUR’s own newsroom. WBUR produces more than 25 hours of original news and programming each week that are distributed to other public radio stations around the country, on XM satellite radio and podcasts and streamed on wbur.org.

Mission statement

As New England’s leading source of news and information, WBUR believes that responsible, in-depth, objective journalism can help people better understand issues affecting them, can assist them in making informed decisions and can improve the world around us. We provide access to different voices and different viewpoints so that all of us might understand how events can change the lives of others and change the way in which we, ourselves, view the world. WBUR’s highest ideal is to contribute meaningfully to an informed, engaged and caring citizenry.

WBUR is managed by Paul A. La Camera, a veteran of broadcast journalism who became General Manager in October, 2005. Sam Fleming heads News and Programming, Jeff Hutton directs the station’s corps of engineers, Corey Lewis is Station Manager and Jean Wong is Director of Finance.