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Lisa Napoli with Susan Stamberg & Linda Wertheimer at Live Talks Los Angeles
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Lisa Napoli with Susan Stamberg & Linda Wertheimer at Live Talks Los Angeles

“Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR.”

Lisa Napoli, Susan Stamberg and Linda Wertheimer
Live Talks LA, 2021
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Lisa Napoli interviews National Public Radio (NPR) “founding mothers” Susan Stamberg and Linda Wertheimer for Live Talk LA in the chatty, over-the-backyard-fence style that characterizes NPR. Napoli mines the 50-year history of the network, from its initial funding in 1971 to its resilience throughout the decades as the news media evolved and changed. She asks Stamberg and Wertheimer – pioneering women broadcasters – to look back and to peer into the future of “human voices telling stories.”

Take-Aways

  • National Public Radio (NPR) began in 1971 with 12 stations along the East Coast.
  • NPR grew successfully due to the pioneering work of its “founding mothers.”
  • NPR developed the talk radio model, including shows people love to listen to during their daily commute.

About the Speakers

Lisa Napoli is a journalist and the author of Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR and Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN and the Birth of 24-Hour News. Susan Stamberg is a special correspondent and a “founding mother” at National Public Radio, as is Linda Wertheimer, a senior national correspondent.

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