Alan Chartock retirement announcement RT Panel

Published May 25, 2023 at 9:30 AM EDT

WAMC's President and CEO Alan S. Chartock announced his retirement this morning. Joe Donahue, Selma Kaplan, Libby Post, and Mike Spain met in Studio A to spend time honoring Alan's tenure and sharing stories with and from listeners.

We share an edited and condensed version of this morning's broadcast on this post.

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