Media and tech executive Bob Carrigan joined Audible on Jan. 2, 2020 as CEO reporting to Don, who is now executive chairman of Audible. [1 min.]

NJBIZ’s named Don No. 7 on its Power 100 list, citing his role as founder of Newark Venture Partners, the venture capital firm and accelerator that has attracted dozens of startups to Newark’s growing tech ecosystem. [1 min.]

In an interview with Entrepreneur Magazine‘s podcast “The Playbook with David Meltzer,” Don discusses his journey from journalist to leading Audible at scale, the lessons learned along the way, and Audible’s commitment to Newark.

Tom Morello, one of the elite guitar virtuosos, will share an electrifying musical narrative at the Minetta Lane Theatre in September, with T Bone Burnett serving as executive producer. [1 min.]

Audible in 2019 opened the doors to its Innovation Cathedral, a historic church that is now home to 400 tech employees and features the original stained-glass windows and pipe organ alongside work cafes and lounges. [4 min.]

The recently released Audible edition of Don’s 1987 book on Sears, The Big Store, features a new introduction, written and performed by Don, reflecting on the lessons learned from his six years studying Sears falling from grace that have inspired and cautioned him at Audible along the way. [1 min.]

Don was joined at the launch event for Audible’s India service at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai by Bollywood stars Radhika Apte, Rajkummar Rao and Kalki Koechlin, who perform “Mafia Queens of Mumbai,” and romance author Durjoy Dutta, who wrote the Audible Original “The Last Boy to Fall in Love.” [1 min.]

Vogue ran a glowing review of Audible’s production of Billy Crystal’s Have a Nice Day, starring Annette Bening, Dick Cavett, Auli’i Cravalho, Rachel Dratch, Darrell Hammond, Kevin Kline, Robin Thede and others. [2 min.]

Don joined the New Jersey governor and the Berlin mayor at Berlin city hall as the governments pledged deeper cooperation between the startup ecosystems in Berlin and New Jersey, boosting Audible’s and Newark Venture Partners’ efforts to catalyze urban renaissance through early-stage tech. [3 min.]

For three evenings beginning on Sept. 22, 2018, Patti Smith delivered a special spoken-word and music performance at the Minetta Lane Theatre for Audible Theater. [3 min.]

The Los Angeles Times on July 9 wrote about Audible Theater, focusing on John Lithgow’s one-man performance of Stories by Heart, an Audible Original.

In celebration of Pride Month, Audible hosted a storytelling event at the Minetta Lane Theatre on June 25 inspired by the Audible production The Path to Pride with Lance Bass and Nikki Levy. [1 min.]

The New York Times ran a front-page story on the expanding range of writers—novelists, journalists, playwrights, screen writers, comedians—writing to the Audible listening aesthetic and conveying their powerfully performed words to Audible’s millions of listeners. [4 min.]

In an interview with Business Insider’s podcast Success! How I Did It, Don discusses his time as a foreign correspondent for Rolling Stone in the ’70s, Audible’s founding and early days, the relationship with Amazon and his commitment to Newark.

Harry Clarke, the one-man show starring Tony winner Billy Crudup and produced by Audible, opened at the Minetta Lane Theatre on Sunday, March 18, 2018. [2 min.]

Don was honored alongside Tina Fey at the New York Stage and Film’s annual gala on Dec. 5 at Pier 60, with the organization’s artistic director crediting Don with “providing vital support for playwrights through Audible’s recent expansion into the theater world.” [2 min.]

Don received the inaugural Founders Award at NJPAC’s 20-year anniversary celebration for his commitment to Newark’s revitalization, including moving Audible to the city in 2007 and launching Newark Venture Partners to catalyze the city’s tech ecosystem. [1 min.]

Elisabeth Moss performed a passage from Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” at Toronto’s Union Station last week to mark the launch of audible.ca, Audible’s dedicated service for Canadians that elevates Canadian voices and listeners. [3 min.]

Fast Company ran a profile of Don titled, “How Audible’s CEO Is Working To Lift Up The City Around The Company’s Office.” [7 min.]

In a July 3 interview on Bloomberg Surveillance, Don talks about the influence the novelist Ralph Ellison had on his career, what makes for a good audiobook and Audible’s push to create original content. [15 min.]