David Greene is a McCaskey High School graduate turned journalist who went on to cover the White House for the Baltimore Sun and National Public Radio, was co-host of Morning Edition, NPR’s national morning news program, and his now the host of a couple of shows produced by two of the largest public radio stations in the country: KCRW’s Left, Right, & Center and WHYY’s Sports in America. Shall we add newspaper publisher to David’s list of accomplishments? We will soon.
On December 1, 2025 LNP | Lancaster Online, Lancaster’s local daily newspaper, ran an article about itself, titled “Nonprofit led by veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline”. The article announced plans for a new nonprofit to take over all of the newspaper’s assets, as a gift from the current owner, Pennon, which also runs WITF, the National Public Radio affiliate station based in Harrisburg. David will act as the interim publisher of the newspaper until a permanent publisher takes over. Even after that, he will continue to serve on the nonprofit’s board of directors.
I caught up with David to talk about growing up in Lancaster, his journalism journey into public radio, and why it’s important for him and Lancaster County to work toward a solid future for high quality local journalism. David believes the foundation for that solid future lies in a nonprofit news model similar to one recently adopted by the Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah. For-profit newspapers are dying in the United States. David’s mission is to make sure that LNP, with a history in Lancaster that dates back to 1794, doesn’t just continue with business as usual, but reignites community engagement, innovates how local news is delivered, and ultimately thrives in a new chapter of local journalism here in Lancaster.
