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Jamie ChristianIn an interview recorded January 9, 2025, Howard Berkes talks about his earliest start as a broadcast journalist at NPR affiliate KLCC in the late 1970s, his work to ensure NPR reporters outside "the Beltway" got fair compensation, and his most impactful investigative stories including the Olympic Bribery Scandal and the Challenger Explosion. -
In an interview recorded August 19, 2024, Jay Kernis describes the creation of NPR's flagship program, Morning Edition, which dealt with its share of challenges and setbacks, including initial opposition from the networks "Founding Mothers." Kernis also describes the formation of several other key programs including Weekend Edition and getting NPR member stations on board with the format and "sound."
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In an interview recorded May 19, 2023, Bill Siemering talks to KLCC's Brian Bull about his early years working with WHA-AM in Madison, WI, WBFO in Buffalo, and then NPR on flagship productions like All Things Considered. Siemering also created NPR's principles, which has guided and shaped the organization's mission for half a century. -
In an interview recorded January 2, 2025, Susan Stamberg talks to KLCC's Brian Bull about her earliest years with the then-new and growing National Public Radio organization, as well as her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the (in)famous cranberry relish recipe, and thoughts on the public media industry. -
In this interview recorded on July 10, 2025, BJ Leiderman - the creative mind behind some of public radio's most distinctive musical themes - discusses his work and personal history for the Public Radio Oral History Project. -
In an interview recorded Dec. 27, 2024, Terry Gross, the award-winning host of Fresh Air talks to KLCC's Brian Bull about her earliest years with NPR's flagship talk program, preparing for shows, and what the future may hold for the public radio industry.
