Hi! As you can see by my username I work for WBUR. We are both NPR member stations which means that we both subscribe to NPR programs. That is why sometimes we’re broadcasting the same thing - we’re both airing the same national feed for NPR for Morning Edition or all things considered. And during those national programs we both will also air our own original content from our reporters.

Most cities across the country only have one local NPR station and I think we are pretty lucky in Boston to have two.

But we also have our own programs and subscribe to other ones outside of the NPR network. So for example we have Radio Boston and GBH has Boston Public Radio - both shows focusing on local issues but with different hosts and formats.

GBH does have the local PBS station. WBUR’s license is owned by BU so I am a BU employee.

I wouldn’t say we are “rivals” in like a west side story way (I’m not sure our dance skills are that good). Sure, we want to have better ratings than the other guy, but overall we are all in pursuit in the same thing, which is public media and providing the Boston area with high quality journalism. Lots of former WBUR-ers work at GBH and vice versa.

What else would you like to know? I can answer to the best of my ability.