“Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR”
In the decades before NPR started up in the 1970s, successful women in journalism were rare. But when NPR came into the industry, so did four remarkable women.
Listen 49:43In the decades before NPR started up as a nonprofit in the 1970s, successful women in journalism were rare — pushed aside in an industry dominated by male chauvinism. But when NPR came into the industry, so did four remarkable women whose careers changed the course of the news field. In her new book, Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR, LISA NAPOLI explores the lives of Cokie Roberts, Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer, and Nina Totenberg. She is our guest this hour along with NINA TOTENBERG.
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