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| Hosted by Noah Adams, Robert Siegel, and Linda Wertheimer since 1989, ATC continues to bring nearly 8 million listeners award-winning reports from across the nation and around the world. Together with regular commentators such as Romanian poet Andrei Codrescu and book reviewer Alan Cheuse, the three hosts take listeners on a daily journey through the day’s news: from following Linda Wertheimer through Tennessee as she reports on local politics and culture, to sitting with Robert Siegel in an interview with author Salman Rushdie, who had been in hiding for three years. |
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| All Things Considered regularly features revealing series as well. Recently, the innovative “Lost & Found Sound,” produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva) and Jay Allison with NPR, offered a collection of richly layered stories that chronicled and celebrated a century of sound. For his “Teenage Diaries” and “Prison Diaries” series, independent producer Joe Richman handed American teens and prison inmates tape recorders and asked them to record the sounds and experiences that made up their daily lives. The recordings aired on All Things Considered and resonated with listeners. |
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Series such as these and ATC’s commentaries, news reports, and features combine every day to form a rich and dynamic story of the human experience.
The program has undergone both personnel and format changes throughout the years. Linda Wertheimer started with the program in 1971 as a tape editor. Bob Edwards co-hosted ATC with Susan Stamberg for five years before taking up the microphone at Morning Edition in 1979. Noah Adams joined the program in 1975 as a production assistant, became the daily host in 1982, then left the program in 1987, and spent two years hosting Minnesota Public Radio’s Good Evening. He returned to host with Robert Siegel, who first joined NPR as an associate producer in 1976, and then, later with Linda Wertheimer. |
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Two of the most challenging format changes came in the same year-1995. In May of that year the program extended to two hours, which meant more content had to be found on a daily basis. And in the fall, All Things Considered went on the air an hour earlier each day in an effort to maximize on drive time and capture a key core audience. The staff rose to all challenges they faced, and the program continued to receive awards and increase audience.
Past and present hosts, commentators, reporters, producers, and all those behind the scenes…through their hard work and dedication, All Things Considered has not only delivered sound news, it has been the sound of news for 30 years. Join us in celebrating three decades of a broadcast tradition. |
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