NPR founding mothers, Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie

April 21, 2021 by Michele Willens · Arts & Culture

The Founding Mothers of NPR: 4 Extraordinary Women Who Transformed the News

Judy Woodruff, Connie Chung, Andrea Mitchell, and others weigh in on the impact of the four journalists who are the subject of the book "Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie."

"They have reminded us every day that women journalists deserve to be taken seriously and entrusted with the most challenging assignments." So says Judy Woodruff, anchor of the PBS Newshour, referring to the quartet of NPR reporters profiled in the new book Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie.

As in Stamberg, Wertheimer, Totenberg, and Roberts. (Pictured above, from left: Linda Wertheimer, Susan Stamber, Nina Totenberg, and Cokie Roberts.) The latter passed away in 2019, after perhaps the most illustrious career, in that she regularly appeared on ABC News. But all four were, arguably, the voices of the network. Author Lisa Napoli’s last book was about CNN, on its 40^th anniversary. This one, on the 50th of NPR, seems appropriate—and necessary.

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