Bonus Episode: Remembering Susan Stamberg

Public radio icon Susan Stamberg died on October 16, 2025, at the age of 87. In this special episode, we pay tribute to Susan by listening back to our 2018 interview in which she discusses her New York accent, how early NPR audiences responded to hearing a woman deliver the nightly news, and what she listens for in a broadcast voice. The interview was part of an episode about women's voices in broadcasting, called "Breaking the Sound Barrier."

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Released October 21, 2025

Susan Stamberg. Photo by Anthony Nagelmann; courtesy of National Public Radio.
Susan Stamberg, the first American woman to anchor a national news broadcast, recording All Things Considered. Photo courtesy of National Public Radio.
Susan Stamberg (seated at table, center) with the staff of National Public Radio in 1981. Photo courtesy of National Public Radio.