Tag: Broadcast Journalism


  • Susan Stamberg, NPR’s Founding Mother, Dies at 87

    Susan Stamberg, NPR’s Founding Mother, Dies at 87

    Celebrating a Trailblazer: Susan Stamberg’s Legacy at NPR Susan Stamberg, a foundational figure at National Public Radio and the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died at 87. Her career at NPR stretched from its earliest days to decades of influential reporting, shaping how audiences experience news, culture, and human…

  • Susan Stamberg: NPR Founding Mother, Trailblazer of Broadcast Journalism

    Susan Stamberg: NPR Founding Mother, Trailblazer of Broadcast Journalism

    Remembering Susan Stamberg, NPR’s Founding Mother Susan Stamberg, a defining figure in public radio and the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, died at 87. Her career—spanning decades of cultural storytelling, hard-hitting interviews, and intimate human portraits—helped shape NPR’s voice and its place in American life. As colleagues remember her, Stamberg…

  • Susan Stamberg, NPR’s Groundbreaking “Founding Mother,” Dead at 87

    Susan Stamberg, NPR’s Groundbreaking “Founding Mother,” Dead at 87

    Tribute to a Trailblazer: Susan Stamberg’s Enduring NPR Legacy Susan Stamberg, a defining voice in public radio and a pioneering figure for women in broadcasting, died at 87. From the earliest days of NPR to the height of its cultural influence, Stamberg helped shape how the nation hears news, culture, and human stories. Her career…