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The trailblazing women behind 50 years of success at NPR

The trailblazing women behind 50 years of extraordinary journalism at NPR

05/18/2021

PBS News Hour

The trailblazing women behind 50 years of success at NPR

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The trailblazing women behind 50 years of extraordinary journalism at NPR

A new book, "Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR" explores the careers and friendships of trailblazing journalists Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer, Nina Totenberg and Cokie Roberts. For NPR's 50th anniversary, Judy Woodruff spoke with author Lisa Napoli and Susan Stamberg about how women turned NPR into one of the U.S.'s most popular media outlets.

05/18/2021

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