WBUR Up Next

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Booking Overview

A local public-radio news and interview segment focused on important Massachusetts issues, typically featuring officials, local experts, advocates, and people directly affected by the topic. PR agencies could credibly pitch Massachusetts policymakers, agency leaders, community advocates, cultural figures, and subject-matter experts with relevant local expertise or firsthand experience; booking difficulty is medium because opportunities are driven by timely editorial relevance.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 29.3k subscribers

Instagram: 64.0k followers

Contact Information

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Massachusetts policymakers, public officials, local subject-matter experts, advocates, cultural figures, and people with direct firsthand experience of important regional issues
Required Achievements:  
Relevant government or civic leadership, Recognized local expertise, Direct involvement in or experience with a Massachusetts issue, Relevant cultural or community contributions

Recent Guest Discussions

Thea Hopkins - An Audio Tour About Indigenous History In Boston, The Freedom Trail, And The Importance Of Indigenous History Today

Recent Topics

Massachusetts, Local News, Politics, Government, Public Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
WBUR Up Next
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Jazz collaborative releases debut album of works by New England musicians

July 17, 2026

The six track on the album, "Tributaries," feature influences from New Orleans swing to West African highlife and were written by local composers. The collaborative grew out of "an explosion of creativity" in the pandemic, when musicians composed a trove of jazz works but had no way to get them performed and recorded.

Virtual tour teaches about Indigenous history in Boston along the Freedom Trail

July 17, 2026

A new six stop audio tour is teaching people about Indigenous history in Boston. Thea Hopkins with the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe composed two songs for the trail. She joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the trail and why it's history is important today.

Turbulent national politics come to Maine

July 16, 2026

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