Radio Hall of Famer To Retire From NPR After Five Decades

Radio Hall of Famer To Retire From NPR After Five Decades

One of NPR’s original “founding mothers,” Susan Stamberg, is retiring. The news was shared in a note to NPR staff by Editor-in-Chief Edith Chapin, who credited Stamberg with shaping the network’s sound and soul since 1971.

NPR’s Susan Stamberg To Retire After More Than 50 Years On-Air.

Susan Stamberg, one of NPR’s founding voices and a trailblazer for women in broadcast journalism, will retire Sept. 1 after more than five decades on-air. The longtime “All Things Considered”