Torey Malatia

A passionate journalist and nationally recognized leader, Torey Malatia received his degrees from Arizona State University in writing and English. A general journalist and music critic, he wrote for The Scottsdale Daily Progress, Phoenix Magazine, the alternative weekly, New Times, and the Chicago Sun-Times. He hosted classical music programs on Phoenix stations before being hired as the Director of Programming for the Beethoven Satellite Network at WFMT in Chicago. He produced for ABC/Capital Cities WLS, Chicago and produced and programmed public station KUOW, Seattle. He joined Chicago Public Media in 1993 as Vice President of Programming and became CEO in 1995. He began several local and national initiatives there, including multiple regional news bureaus for multilingual reporting on underserved communities, and Vocalo.org, a multi-platform 24/7 service for young people of color. He is also co-founder of the Peabody Award-winning This American Life. After 20 years overseeing Chicago Public Media, he joined the US and Global teams at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, an NGO in Arlington, Va. He became CEO of The Public’s Radio in 2015 and stepped down in 2024.
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A note from the CEO’s desk

by Torey Malatia

This is a message about money. Someone I know who was once understandably weary of our pledge drives called them irresponsible. Annoying? Perhaps. But they are in truth actually highly responsible. He finally cooled and backed down. This is the thinking that won him over: The Public’s Radio is, after all, a community asset—established and […]

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Sound + Vision: Interviews With The Artists

by Torey Malatia
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For our “20 Years of Sound + Vision” event, RIPR CEO Torey Malatia talked with a few of the artists who performed or presented their work during our 2…

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