Schramm Named Development Director for NPR’s Gulf States Newsroom

NEW ORLEANS — Marci Schramm has been named the first development director for National Public Radio’s Gulf States Newsroom, part of NPR’s Collaborative Journalism Network. The newsroom is a collaboration between WWNO and WRKF in Louisiana, WBHM in Alabama, Mississippi Public Broadcasting and NPR. The stations’ news teams work together to plan coverage, share resources and add reporting power.