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    This Is NPR: The First Forty Years
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    This Is NPR: The First Forty Years

    By Noah Adams, David Folkenflik, Renée Montagne and

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    Always put the listener first has been NPR's mantra since its inception in 1970. Now over 40 years on the air, NPR's programming attracts over 27 million listeners every week. This ebook chronicles NPR's storied history, featuring dozens of behind-the-scenes photos, essays and original reporting by a who's who of NPR staff and correspondents, and transcripts of memorable interviews. Beyond an entertaining and inspiring tribute to NPR's remarkable history, this ebook is an intimate look at the news and stories that have shaped our world, from the people who were on the ground and on the air. With contributions from Steve Inskeep, Neal Conan, Robert Siegel, Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer, Scott Simon, Melissa Block, P.J. O'Rourke, David Sedaris, Sylvia Poggioli, and many more, this is the perfect ebook for any NPR supporter, fan, or devotee.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateAug 24, 2012
    ISBN9781452120218
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    • 4/5
      Absorbing and informative history of one of the bastions of public radio. The book, organized by decade, generally does a very good job interweaving the history of NPR with the stories of the wars, political currents and cultural events of the day that its reporters and commentators covered, along with oral histories by various celebrities and lesser-known folk like the hard-working reference librarians. (The glaring exception is the section on the '80s -- its transitions from one big event to another felt somehow clunky and sometimes jumped around in chronology in forced attempts to link them thematically.) One also gets some wonderful insights into the behind-the-scenes action, and the book makes sure not to paper over the occasional financial crisis or management errors -- most notably, two separate decisions not to pick up "Prairie Home Companion" and "This American Life". All in all, a good read for NPR fans and probably anyone else interested in radio journalism.