Eric Nuzum is one of the audio industry’s top go-to experts in podcasting, radio, and spoken word entertainment. Eric led NPR’s initial efforts in podcasting in 2005 and remained that effort’s creative and strategic force for a decade, in which time NPR grew to be the world’s largest distributor of podcasts. He developed some of NPR’s most successful podcasts and continued that track record during his tenure as Audible’s leader for short-form content and podcasting. Eric is the cofounder of Magnificent Noise, a boutique production house and consulting company that helps organizations and talent define their brands in spoken-word audio. He is a respected thought leader with a foot in both the podcast and public service media worlds, a published author and writer of the Audio Insurgent, a newsletter that covers the evolution and revolution of the spoken word audio industry today.
Additional areas of expertise include analyzing audience data and digital metrics, on-air promotion best practices, long-form original talk programming (program development), communicating with senior leadership, board, and other key stakeholders.