NPR Hires Nadine Zylstra, Former YouTube and Pinterest Exec, as Chief Content Officer

Jun 8, 2026 8:00am PT NPR Hires Nadine Zylstra, Former YouTube and Pinterest Exec, as Chief Content Officer

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Nadine Zylstra is trading her Pinterest vision board to try to get her head around the future of public media.

The seasoned media exec most recently was Pinterest’s global head of programming and original content, and before that worked in top programming jobs at YouTube and Sesame Workshop. Zylstra will join NPR as chief content officer in July 2026, based out of its Culver City, California, offices.

NPR Hires Nadine Zylstra, Former YouTube and Pinterest Exec, as Chief Content Officer

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