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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2023
CONTACT
Liberty Peralta
Director of Marketing and Communications
lperalta@hawaiipublicradio.org | 808.792.8220
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Hawai‘i Public Radio promotes Nick Yee to Program Director
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 (HONOLULU) Hawai‘i Public Radio has promoted Nick Yee to Program Director.
Yee will be responsible for the sound and quality control of HPR's statewide broadcasts. This includes working with the station's music and news on-air hosts to embrace best practices. He will oversee the music hosts, and will be responsible for audience data, programming recommendations and non-news programs.
HPR first hired Yee in 2013 as the on-air host of “Bridging the Gap,” the weeknight contemporary music program on HPR-1, which he still hosts on Mondays at 10 p.m. He has also held positions as News Copywriter, Events Coordinator and most recently, Program Manager.
"I'm pleased to announce Nick's promotion to Program Director," said HPR President and General Manager José A. Fajardo. "His most recent role as Program Manager was his training ground for this position. His extensive training and passion for our air makes him the right person for this role, and this promotion is well-deserved."
"I’m honored and excited to help shape the direction of Hawai‘i Public Radio’s broadcasts into the future, and grateful for José's guidance," Yee said.
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About Hawai‘i Public Radio
HPR is a private, nonprofit organization which broadcasts classical, jazz, and international music; and in-depth news and informational programming from National Public Radio, American Public Media, Public Radio International, and other local, national, and international program sources, as well as programs produced by Hawai‘i Public Radio. Charity Navigator, the premier charity evaluator, has awarded HPR nine consecutive four-star ratings for exceptional fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. The station won two National Edward R. Murrow Awards for its news coverage of the 2014 Pāhoa lava flow, and a third National Murrow Award for its series on the Thirty Meter Telescope.
HPR’s mission is to serve the entire population of the state of Hawai‘i with two excellent program streams. HPR-1 broadcasts news, talk, entertainment, jazz, blues, and world music. Its FM frequencies on O‘ahu (KHPR 88.1, K203EL 88.5); Maui, Moloka‘i, and Lāna‘i (KKUA 90.7, KJHF 103.1); Hawai‘i island (KANO 89.1, KHPH 88.7, KKUA 90.7, K235CN 94.9, K239BV 95.7); and Kauaʻi (KHPR 88.1 and KIPL/KIPL-FM 89.9). HPR-2, "your home for classical music" is found on Oʻahu (KIPO 89.3, K264BL 100.7); Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i (KIPM 89.7, plus KIPH 88.3 in Hana); Hawai‘i island (KIPH 88.3, KIPM 89.7, KAHU 91.3, and K283CR 104.5) and Kaua‘i (KIPO 89.3; K269GD 101.7). HPR can be streamed at hawaiipublicradio.org, on the free HPR mobile app, and on smart speakers. HPR-1 and HPR-2 may also be heard via cable broadcasts from Spectrum (channels 864 and 865) or Hawaiian Telcom TV (channels 661 and 662). Follow HPR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. |
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