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Ben Adler

Director of Programming and Audience Development

Ben first became a public radio listener in the car on his way to preschool — though not necessarily by choice. He made his radio debut (and blatant early mistakes) at Northwestern University’s student radio station, WNUR. There, he spent much of his time broadcasting sports; a news internship at Chicago Public Radio gradually helped bring him over from the “dark side.” He spent the summer of 2003 broadcasting Minor League Baseball in Great Falls, Montana, before turning full-time to public radio. After several years covering the Monterey Bay Area and hosting All Things Considered for NPR member station KAZU, he joined CapRadio in August 2007.

At CapRadio, Ben has held multiple roles within the Content Department. He started as the station’s Sacramento Region reporter, and soon hosted All Things Considered and anchored afternoon newscasts while continuing to cover the local news beat. In February 2011, Ben moved to CapRadio’s Capitol Bureau, where his love of politics made him a natural fit. A year later, he was named Capitol Bureau Chief, and for the next eight years, he led CapRadio’s statewide news coverage that airs on NPR stations throughout California.

Ben now serves as CapRadio’s Director of Programming and Audience Development, a position on the Content Department leadership team that he’s held since January 2020. As the lead advocate for CapRadio’s audience, he’s responsible for the “sound of the station” across all of CapRadio’s platforms — including radio, web streams and podcasts. Ben lives in Sacramento, where his wife, three children and several pets tolerate his love for public radio, baseball, scotch and poker.

 

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    Stories by Ben Adler

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    California Legislature Won't Disclose Latest Sexual Harassment Complaint Data

    December 3, 2019

    The Senate and Assembly have released data on sexual harassment allegations for 2018 in response to a CapRadio public records request. But they’re declining to share the same data since the Legislature’s new investigative unit launched in February.

  • Ben Adler / Capital Public Radio

    California Democrats Still Waiting For The Full Iowa Treatment From Presidential Candidates

    November 17, 2019

    The state moved its primary up from June to March, with backers hoping for more sway in presidential primaries. But to some of the people who attended this weekend’s California Democratic Party convention in Long Beach, the jury’s still out.

  • Ben Adler / CapRadio

    No Biden, No Warren As California Democrats Gather For Second State Party Convention Of 2019

    November 15, 2019

    The other two frontrunners, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, are on the speaker list. So is California Sen. Kamala Harris, who’s seen her poll numbers drop in her home state as well as nationally.

  • Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

    Opponents Of 'Split Roll' Property Tax Ballot Measure Accuse California Attorney General Of Rigging The System

    November 12, 2019

    Backers of the measure to roll back Proposition 13 tax protections for commercial and industrial properties have started gathering voter signatures — with a new advantage that has opponents crying foul.

  • Elvert Barnes / Flickr

    Health Care Benefits In Gig Companies’ Ballot Proposal Wouldn’t Apply To Most Of Their Drivers

    October 30, 2019

    The ballot measure filed yesterday by Uber, Lyft, Doordash and Instacart promises health care subsidies that — based on the campaign’s own comments at its news conference — very few of their drivers will receive.

  • Richard Vogel / AP Images

    Gig Companies Go It Alone As They Launch ‘Dynamex’ Measure For California’s November Ballot

    October 29, 2019

    “Gig economy” companies including Uber, Lyft and Doordash are proposing a November 2020 California ballot measure that gives their drivers new benefits but keeps them classified as independent contractors.

  • Nick Ut, AP File

    Retiring California State University Chancellor Says He's Leaving System ‘As Stable And Focused As Ever’

    October 22, 2019

    CSU Chancellor Timothy White announced his retirement Tuesday, saying he’ll step down at the end of June after serving more than seven years.

  • dailyinvention / Flickr

    Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups Explore Replacement For California Channel After Cable Industry Shuts It Down

    October 16, 2019

    After 25 years of broadcasting the California Legislature’s floor sessions and committee hearings, the state’s version of C-SPAN has gone dark.

  • Rich Pedroncelli / AP file

    Latino Arrest Rate Disparity In California Has Almost Disappeared, But African-American Disparity Drops Only Slightly

    October 15, 2019

    California’s racial disparities in arrests are getting smaller, but a new report says African-Americans and Latinos are still more likely to be arrested than whites.

  • Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

    The Desk Is Clear: Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bills His Predecessor Didn’t, Vetoes Pricey Effort To Fund Affordable Housing

    October 13, 2019

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom has cleared his desk for the year after acting on hundreds of bills over the weekend, signing several measures that failed in previous years while issuing more than 100 veto messages.

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