What Is NHPR? New Hampshire Public Radio's News, Podcasts, and Newsletters

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NHPR is New Hampshire Public Radio, a news organization that covers New Hampshire stories alongside national and international reporting from NPR. Its website, nhpr.org, publishes local news articles, featured podcasts, and arts and culture coverage, and it offers a daily email newsletter called The Rundown for readers who want top stories delivered to their inbox.

What NHPR covers

The site's top stories show the range of its reporting:

  • Politics and elections — Absentee ballots becoming available in New Hampshire for the general election, and civil rights advocates planning to send observers to midterm polling places.
  • Education — The University of New Hampshire seeing nearly a 5% enrollment bump, with new students receiving record financial aid.
  • Housing — Housing rising as a top concern for the New Hampshire Forum, a group founded by actor and entrepreneur Andrew Shue and led by two former legislators from opposite parties.
  • Arts and culture — The Folk Show previewing Louise Bichan's "All Hallows Eve" tour, a weekend guide to hikes, haunts, and a game day tailgate, and a live performance from the Word Barn.
  • National and consumer news — NPR reporting on September inflation and the Social Security benefit increase.
  • Original series — "Awaiting Data," a series from NENC and NHPR examining AI data centers in New England.

How to get NHPR's content

You can read reporting directly on nhpr.org, where stories are organized by section such as NH News, Education, Arts & Culture, and National. Some stories include audio, indicated by listen times like "Listen • 3:53."

For a regular digest, NHPR offers newsletters. The Rundown delivers daily top stories from NHPR's newsroom, and the site points to a full list of NHPR newsletters. Signup requires an email address.

NHPR also produces podcasts, listed under Featured Podcasts on the homepage, and broadcast programming such as The Folk Show.

Who NHPR is for

NHPR suits readers who want New Hampshire-focused news — state politics, local education, housing policy, and community events — with NPR's national coverage alongside it. If you only need national news, NPR's own platforms may be more direct; if you want granular coverage of New Hampshire towns, agencies, and legislators, NHPR is built for that.