WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station, announced today that Brian Hardzinski has been appointed associate producer of On Point with Tom Ashbrook. He will work closely with host Tom Ashbrook to research show topics, develop daily program segments and coordinate guest interviews.

“We are so pleased to have Brian join our team,” said On Point executive producer Karen Shiffman. “As On Point expands its coverage to audiences around the nation, we seek ways to effectively provide listeners with poignant discussions on topics that resonate with them. Brian brings several years of experience in broadcast and production from the middle of the country, and I am confident that he will support On Point’s mission to continue to deliver new perspectives and thorough investigations of what’s happening today.”

Brian joins WBUR after 11 years at KGOU Radio in Norman, Oklahoma where he worked in a number of roles including host of Morning Edition, digital news editor, operations and public service announcement director, producer and host of KGOU’s Assignment: Radio and substitute host for All Things Considered.

Brain earned his bachelor’s degrees in broadcast journalism and history at the University of Oklahoma.

For more information, visit http://www.wbur.org/onpoint

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