Susan Stamberg, a revered "founding mother" of National Public Radio and the first woman to host a national news programme, has passed away at the age of 87.
NPR confirmed her death on Thursday, though a cause was not disclosed. Stamberg was instrumental in the early days of NPR, joining the network in the early 1970s as it began establishing itself across the United States. Throughout her distinguished career, she conducted thousands of interviews, engaging with a diverse array of individuals from prominent political figures and artists to less public personalities such as White House chefs and behind-the-scenes Hollywood professionals.
