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Public Radio Oral History Project

Public Radio Oral History Project

Archives and interviews documenting the development of public radio in the United States.
  • Nina Totenberg of NPR.
    Allison Shelley
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    NPR
    In an interview recorded December 11, 2024 Nina Totenberg discusses her early years beginning with National Public Radio, her coverage of the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas controversy, and getting rushed to the ER after a tape-splicing accident. Totenberg also reflects on fighting shyness and imposter syndrome, and why she doesn't play Wordle.
  • Public broadcasting pioneer and visionary Bill Siemering, October 2024.
    Lucretia Robbins
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    Photo provided by Bill Siemering
    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.