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Susan Stamberg, pioneering broadcaster at NPR, dies at 87

  • Susan Stamberg, a `founding mother` of National Public Radio and the first woman to anchor a nightly national news program, died Thursday, NPR reported without giving a cause.
  • She joined NPR at its founding as an audio editor who cut tape and later became co-host of All Things Considered, coining `founding mother` with Cokie Roberts, Nina Totenberg and Linda Wertheimer.
  • She hosted All Things Considered and later Weekend Edition Sunday, where she helped launch the Sunday puzzle with Will Shortz and invited the Car Talk brothers.
  • She retired just six weeks ago and had been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and inductions into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame.
  • Stamberg's relaxed style and quirky cultural pieces, including a mother‑in‑law's cranberry sauce recipe, shaped NPR's evolving sound and highlighted barriers women broadcasters faced.
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Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at 87

Susan Stamberg, a "founding mother" of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died.

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