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NPR “founding mother” Susan Stamberg – who got her start at WAMU – has died

NPR “founding mother” Susan Stamberg – who got her start at WAMU – has died

Update: 2025-10-18
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Susan Stamberg – the first woman to anchor a national nightly news broadcast, and often remembered as one of NPR’s “Founding Mothers” – died on Thursday. She was 87. But before she was revolutionizing news radio at NPR, she developed her craft at WAMU.
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NPR “founding mother” Susan Stamberg – who got her start at WAMU – has died

NPR “founding mother” Susan Stamberg – who got her start at WAMU – has died

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