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Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at age 87

Headline from NBC4 Washington

Stamberg is in the National Radio Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Variety

    Susan Stamberg, Pioneering NPR Journalist, Dies at 87 (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Susan Stamberg, who became the first woman in the U.S. to anchor a nightly national news program with NPR's "All Things Considered," died Thursday.

  2. GBH News

    NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died at 87 (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

  3. GBH News

    NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at age 87 (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Stamberg is in the National Radio Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

  5. Delaware Public Media

    Remembering NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    NPR's legendary host and correspondent Susan Stamberg has died at age 87. She loved to explore Americans' relationship with culture -- high and low -- and shared that fascination with her listeners.

  6. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    N.J. native Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at age 87 (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    Stamberg was born in Newark but grew up in Manhattan.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, has died (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Stamberg joined NPR in the early 1970s when it was getting off the ground as a network of radio stations across the country.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Susan Stamberg, NPR 'founding mother' and 'All Things Considered' host, dies at 87 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Susan Stamberg, a 'founding mother' of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died. She was 87.

  9. New York Post

    Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dead at 87 (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Susan Stamberg, a “founding mother” of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died. She was 87.

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