National Public Radio
National Public Radio (NPR) is an American non-profit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.[1] It serves as a national syndicator to a network of over 1,000 public radio stations in the United States. It differs from other non-profit membership media organizations, such as the Associated Press, in that it was established by an act of Congress.[2]
Shows
[change | change source]The following shows are made by NPR in their studios in Washington, DC and Los Angeles:
- Morning Edition, two-hour morning news show
- Weekend Edition, weekend version of Morning Edition
- All Things Considered, two-hour afternoon news show
- Weekend All Things Considered
- Talk of the Nation, npr news call-in show
- Science Friday, the Friday Talk of the Nation, which's all about science
- Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, a weekend news quiz show
- All Songs Considered, a music podcast
- Thistle and Shamrock, a Celtic music show
The following shows are produced by other people & distributed by npr
- Car Talk, a weekly call-in show about auto repair
- Fresh Air, a talk show featuring interviews with celebs & entertainment reviews
- Latino USA, a weekly 30 minutes show about Latino issues
- On the Media, a weekly show 'bout journalism, the Internet and free speech
NPR and the Gettysburg Address
[change | change source]William R. Rathvon is the only known eyewitness of the Gettysburg Address to have left an audio recording of what he remembered.[3] 1 year before he died in '39, Rathvon's remarks were rec. at Feb 12, '38. It incl. his reading the address itself. The title of the rec. was "I Heard Lincoln That Day - William R. Rathvon, TR Productions". NPR found a copy during a "Quest for Sound" project in '99.[4][5] NPR allows people to hear the rec. around Lincoln's birthday.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "How NPR Works: NPR's Mission Statement". NPR. Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ↑ Eggerton, John (2005-11-10). "Survey Says: Noncom News Most Trusted". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
- ↑ "Gettysburg Eyewitness - Lost and Found Sound: The Boy Who Heard Lincoln". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ↑ "21 Minute audio recording of William R. Rathvon's audio recollections of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address recorded in 1938". NPR. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ↑ "6 min. version. SMIL file format". NPR. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
Other websites
[change | change source]- "Official NPR website". npr.org. Retrieved 2010-09-25.