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On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR

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Notes From Your Bookseller
Notes From Your Bookseller

NPR listeners look no further — this is the full and sometimes unbelievable story of the successes and scandals of a public radio juggernaut.

An “engrossing and entertaining…major work of media history” (The New York Times Book Review) that reveals the unlikely story of one of America’s most celebrated but least understood media empires.

Founded in 1970, NPR is America’s most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous PBS, public radio has long been home to shows such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and This American Life that captivate millions of listeners in homes, ca...

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