Long before it became the target of the Trump administration, which wants to defund the news organization over claims of left-wing bias, NPR was a product of the counterculture and seemed to embrace the mantra of “sex, drugs and rock & roll,” a new tell-all book reveals.
In fact, according to veteran journalist Steve Oney, the news network – which was founded in 1970 – once had its own cocaine dealer on staff, who helped fuel the newsroom through late-night sessions.
