"Always put the listener first" has been NPR's mantra since its inception in 1970. Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, NPR's programming attracts over 27 million listeners every week. This beautifully designed volume 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, transcripts of memorable interviews, and an audio CD of the most memorable programming throughout the decades. Beyond an entertaining and inspiring tribute to NPR's remarkable history, this book 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, Paula Poundstone, and many more, this is the perfect book for any NPR supporter, fan, or devotee.
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This celebration of National Public Radio comes in a snappy magazine style, full of short histories from familiar names. NPR's shaky start was fortified by the devotion of the few staffers working out of a small office in D.C. The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 only included radio because of a push from broadcast veterans at the University of Michigan, but the CPB set aside a paltry 10% of funds for Public Radio. Stories such as these remind us that NPR existed, and exists, as a way for everyday voices to explain the world, rather than the stentorian tones of broadcast news. Sylvia Poggioli, Nina Totenberg, Renee Montagne, Cokie Roberts (who suggested that NPR attracted so many talented women because salaries were too low for men), and others were on the front lines of war coverage, reporting from Rwanda to Bosnia to Afghanistan; as a former NPR senior foreign editor put it, "You really never saw a reporting team made up mostly of women." It's fitting that the women, and the men, who built NPR should be the ones to present this retrospective illustrating just how much they have given us.
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Selected as one of "Top 5 Books of 2010." - Cool Hunting
"...a beautifully designed anthology of behind-the-scenes photos, essays and original reporting...we couldn't recommend it more." -Brain Pickings
"If you're a fan of NPR, you need to own this book!" - Portland Book Review
"...a beautifully designed anthology of behind-the-scenes photos, essays and original reporting...we couldn't recommend it more." -Brain Pickings
"If you're a fan of NPR, you need to own this book!" - Portland Book Review
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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My dad loves NPR and when I found this before the holidays, I knew it would be a great gift for him. Lots of great graphics and timeless photos and very informative. Also comes with cd of different NPR broadcasts. How neat!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is NPR: The First Forty Years offers a fine history of NPR by the people who built NPR during its first forty decades on the air. From the first broadcast of All Things Considered during the Vietnam War protests of 1971 to the 2008 presidential election coverage, this offers analysis and history of events that built NPR and offers dozens of candid photos, transcripts of interviews, and even an audio CD gathering its top programming. No media history library should be without this!
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My son and his wife are avid NPR listeners. They very much enjoyed this book. I also did not realize that it had a CD inside. Well done!
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Bought as a gift and my friend was very pleased. She leafed through and said will certainly read and enjoy the book.
Published 9 days ago by Anna Gurevich
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For Anyone Interested in NPR
Great book! Great background and information on the station and the people you hear every day. Explains why some people were asked to leave, even though so many protested. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sharon Okolicsanyi
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Great gift - hardcover version
Was a gift to my husband who ONLY listens to NPR and I think Cokie Roberts is a wonderful reporter with a great voice, excellent delivery of material. I had to get it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Shalini Manchanda
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Great Gift, very well put together
Got this for my mother as a gift, and she loved it. She has been listening to NPR for years, it this is a real treat for her to look at all the people she has been listening to,... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Zachary Cathcart
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Very well
Bought this item for my husband for his birthday and he LOVED it! He is a NPR fan and was very happy when I gave it to him.
Published 16 months ago by ladonnarn1
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Pretty book with no content
As a daily listener to NPR since its inception, I was thrilled as I ordered THIS IS NPR from Amazon. I expected a highly enjoyable book. I was sadly disappointed. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Lifelong NPR fan
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NPR: An Indispensable National Treasure, and here's 4 decades of...
Without assistance from me--this book containing transcriptions of unbiased, informative, intellectually and emotionally rewarding broadcasts--should be self-sufficient in... Read more
Published on October 23, 2010 by Samuel Chell
