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Bill Siemering

History of public media

After 50 years, NPR upholds public broadcasting’s founding values

By Bill Siemering, Senior Fellow (Wyncote Foundation) and Josh Shepperd, Assistant Professor (University of Colorado Boulder) | February 26, 2020

NPR was incorporated Feb. 26, 1970, marking a new stage in the growth of a public media system rooted in education.

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Bill Siemering: ‘We are living in the new age of audio’

By Bill Siemering, Senior Fellow (Wyncote Foundation) | April 10, 2019

Upon receiving a Polk Award for career achievements in journalism, the public radio pioneer describes how his aspirations for NPR have been “made real by the ranks of dedicated producers and reporters.”

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Bill Siemering’s ‘National Public Radio Purposes’, 1970

By Bill Siemering, Senior Fellow (Wyncote Foundation) | May 17, 2012

“National Public Radio will serve the individual: it will promote personal growth …”

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