Tiny Desk Goes Audio: NPR Launches Weekly ‘Tiny Desk Radio’ Show

NPR Music announced the launch of Tiny Desk Radio. The weekly, hour-long program will center around three Tiny Desk Concerts and premieres on April 17.

Helming Tiny Desk Radio are Tiny Desk Concert host and series producer Bobby Carter alongside Alt.Latino co-host and Tiny Desk Concert producer Anamaria Sayre. Carter and Sayre will break down the three past Tiny Desk Concerts in each episode with “curated information about the artists, and stories about the performances,” as per NPR.

“Our team at NPR Music is proud to curate what is likely the most popular video concert series in the world,” Executive Producer for NPR Music Suraya Mohamed stated. “Now we are excited to share Tiny Desk performances across the public radio airwaves.”

NPR further detailed the history and impact of Tiny Desk Concert:

For the past 16 years, NPR has hosted some of the world’s greatest musicians behind that desk. From discovery acts from every genre under the sun to the biggest, most legendary names, it’s become a rite of passage for great artists to perform at the Desk with their unique, intimate performances.

NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series launched in 2008. Since then, more than 1,200 concerts have been recorded at the Tiny Desk — former All Songs Considered host and Tiny Desk series co-creator Bob Boilen’s festive workspace at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., adorned with years of music souvenirs and memorabilia. The series has featured performances from artists of every genre at every phase of their careers. In 2024, the series averaged more than 1 million views every day, peaking at 5.6 million views on December 20, 2024.