Bill Moss

Currently a Senior Broadcast Engineer at NYPR, Bill has spent more than 25 years with his fingers on faders (and now, trackball) recording a diverse range of artists including Lena Horne, Elvis Costello, Lionel Hampton, Arturo O’Farrill, John Pizzarelli and even Big Bird. After studying Music Recording and Production at the Institute of Audio Research, he found a home in the legendary Nola Recording Studios working with a venerable “Who’s Who” of Jazz and the Great American Songbook. The fruits of that long stint at Nola include; a Latin Grammy (The Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra:Final Night At Birdland), Nominations for 3 Daytime Emmys (Sesame Street) and a Grammy Nomination for Best Engineered, Non-classical recording (Elvis Costello: North). During his time at NYPR, Bill has recorded and mixed loads of News Features for All Things Considered and Morning Edition (including the weekly segment Money Talking) episodes of Soundcheck, Death Sex and Money, The Sporkful, and Ask Me Another, along with dozens of live broadcasts from Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music and Merkin Concert Hall, among many other venues. Bill also owns Red Button Audio, a recording/production company specializing in remote concert recording and studio production.

Bill Moss appears in the following:

Why It’s So Hard to Sound “American”

Monday, July 03, 2023

A culture war from our past: Before he could define America’s sound for the next century, Aaron Copland had to overcome conflict over what “America” meant.

The Truth Behind the Religious Right

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Some believe that the religious right’s roots begin with Roe v. Wade. But there was an earlier court decision about the rights of segregated schools that first mobilized them.

Schools Had a Tough Year. What’d We Learn?

Monday, June 06, 2022

Plus, follow the season of a girl’s varsity volleyball team, and find one Brooklyn school building’s effort to bridge its stark racial divide. From WNYC’s new miniseries, Keeping Score.

Alice Walker Is Very Happy, A Lot of the Time

Monday, May 30, 2022

After publishing 34 books, Alice Walker talks through her latest release, a collection of personal journals spanning four decades.

9/11 and the Rise of the NYPD | PART TWO The Power of the NYPD in the 21st Century

Monday, September 06, 2021

Gothamist
Part Two of our series on "9/11 and the Rise of the 21st Century NYPD," examines the ways in which the NYPD transformed in the wake of the attacks.

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9/11 and the Rise of the NYPD | PART ONE The Launch of the City's Police Department

Sunday, September 05, 2021

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In the first installment of our series “9/11 and the Rise of the 21st Century NYPD,” WNYC's Jim O'Grady finds the department has come a long way since its 17th-century origins.

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Gloria Allred on Bill Cosby and the Future of #MeToo

Thursday, July 08, 2021

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Veteran civil rights attorney Gloria Allred reflects on the decision to release Bill Cosby from prison.

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An Interview With the NYPD's New Top Uniformed Officer

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Chief of Department Rodney Harrison didn't trust cops growing up in Queens, but now he's on a listening tour with young people to try to build their trust in police.

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The NYPD’s New Chief of Department Launches Listening Tour With City Youth

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

“There are certain cultures in law enforcement that we have to destroy,” Chief Harrison told Brownsville middle schoolers on the first stop of his tour.

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NYC Teen Podcasters Investigate Mental Health Issues and Supports

Monday, March 15, 2021

Students with the Miseducation podcast are working on a new season based on their experiences during the pandemic. They're calling it 'Unmuted.'

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A Look Back On A Tumultuous Year Of School In New York City

Monday, March 15, 2021

We hear the voices of the largest school system in the nation as they navigated an unprecedented year of turmoil during the pandemic.

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Young Chinese New Yorkers Are Rallying Around Chinatown’s Businesses. (But That May Not Be Enough To Keep Them Open.)

Friday, December 18, 2020

Second-generation Chinese New Yorkers are bringing their tech savvy to their families' businesses.

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Who Matters In America

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Trump, Inc. co-host Andrea Bernstein sits down with Kai Wright, host of The United States of Anxiety, to discuss how American history informs the 2020 election.

“Please Get These Men Out”: Upper West Siders Campaign To Eject Homeless Residents

Thursday, August 06, 2020

Some locals are organizing to have the shelters removed, while other Upper West Siders see the rhetoric being used against the shelter residents as thinly-veiled racism. 

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New York City Students, In Their Own Words, On A Tumultuous School Year During COVID-19

Friday, June 26, 2020

Students witnessed death, family unemployment and a reckoning over race that culminated in massive street protests.

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The Family Business (rerun)

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

It's not just that the president has mixed his business and governing. It's that the way Trump does business is spreading across the government. 

The Trump Inauguration’s ‘Unconscionable Contract’

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Prosecutors are investigating whether the Trump family business overcharged Donald Trump's inaugural committee — a story first reported by Trump, Inc.

Unsettled in Japan, Part 5: Broken Promise for Refugees

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Japan and the U.S. signed a U-N agreement decades ago to protect people seeking asylum. With fewer and fewer refugees admitted each year, are they fulfilling that mission?

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Unsettled in Japan, Part 4: Coexisting in Japan’s Sanctuary City

Thursday, December 12, 2019

In Kawaguchi, you may meet people from as far away as Africa and South America. And they're not only welcome, they're supported by jobs, education, and health care.

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Unsettled in Japan, Part 3: Flying Across Borders And Ending Up Detained

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Seeking asylum is increasingly treated as a criminal act all over the world. In Japan, the experience for detained immigrants can be just as severe as it is in the U.S.

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