National Public Radio Takes New Cost-Cutting Steps

National Public Radio will lay off 13 employees, order furloughs for all staff members, and suspend contributions to employee retirement accounts in its latest round of spending cuts to close a projected $8-million budget gap, The Washington Post reports.

The nonprofit organization, which laid off 64 staff members and eliminated two daily shows in December, said the new cuts are in its information technology, communications, and legal services units and will not affect its programs.

Also: The public-broadcasting station in Philadelphia, WHYY, is eliminating 17 jobs, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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