Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
Drive to survive: The ‘brightest and darkest time’ at NPR
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Forty years ago, NPR was facing another financial challenge — one that threatened its very existence.
Current (https://current.org/author/lisa-napoli/)
Forty years ago, NPR was facing another financial challenge — one that threatened its very existence.
“Writing a biography of a person or place, much less four people and a place as storied as NPR, is not for the faint of heart.”
In an excerpt from her new book, author Lisa Napoli examines the collective power of female journalists who helped make NPR what it is today.
The public radio reporter tells the back story behind her new biography about the McDonald’s heiress and NPR benefactor.