Remembering NPR 'Founding Mother' Susan Stamberg

24/10/2025 46 min
Remembering NPR 'Founding Mother' Susan Stamberg

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As longtime co-host of All Things Considered, Stamberg was the first woman to anchor a national news program in the U.S. People weren't used to hearing women's voices on the radio. "We were imitating men, so I was lowering my voice to sound as authoritative as I could," she said. Stamberg died Oct. 16. She spoke with Terry Gross in 1982, 1993, and 2021.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy