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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]
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
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
.