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How Lisa Napoli found herself writing a book about Joan Kroc

By Lisa Napoli, Author, "Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR" | November 8, 2016

The public radio reporter tells the back story behind her new biography about the McDonald’s heiress and NPR benefactor.

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The Pub #83: Why Joan Kroc gave NPR its biggest gift ever

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | November 5, 2016

Kroc wasn’t much of an NPR fan, but a woman who was quickly dying and had limited time to make big decisions about her big money.

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Joan Kroc’s $200M gift to NPR encourages big thinking about public radio’s future

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | November 17, 2003

Talk about how to spend the record gift began at a meeting of the network’s board last week.

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