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Youre invited to an enlightening hour with highly acclaimed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and speaker Lisa Napoli as she discusses her group biography of the four women whose voices defined NPR, "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR".
When a pioneering nonprofit called National Public Radio came along in the 1970s, the door to serious journalism opened a crack and four remarkable women came along and blew it off the hinges.
"Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is journalist Lisa Napolis captivating account of these four women, their deep and enduring friendships, and the trail they blazed to becoming icons. They had radically different stories. Cokie Roberts was born into a political dynasty, roamed the halls of Congress as a child, and felt a tug toward public service. Susan Stamberg, who had lived in India with her husband who worked for the State Department, was the first woman to anchor a nightly news program and pressed for accommodations to balance work and home life. Linda Wertheimer, the daughter of shopkeepers in New Mexico, fought her way to a scholarship and a spot on-air. And Nina Totenberg, the network's legal affairs correspondent, invented a new way to cover the Supreme Court. Based on extensive interviews and calling on the authors deep connections in news and public radio, "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is as beguiling and sharp as its formidable subjects.
About the Author: Lisa Napoli, a native of Brooklyn and graduate of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Before escaping daily journalism, Lisa worked at a variety of news outlets including the "New York Times" "CyberTimes", MSNBC, and the public radio show "Marketplace", covering everything from presidential campaigns, artists in Los Angeles, the Waco hostage standoff, an outdoor hacker convention, and the then-emerging culture of the Internet and digital technology. Along with Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie, Lisa has also written "Radio Shangri-La", "Ray & Joan", and "Up All Night". Please register below to get a link to join the author.
When a pioneering nonprofit called National Public Radio came along in the 1970s, the door to serious journalism opened a crack and four remarkable women came along and blew it off the hinges.
"Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is journalist Lisa Napolis captivating account of these four women, their deep and enduring friendships, and the trail they blazed to becoming icons. They had radically different stories. Cokie Roberts was born into a political dynasty, roamed the halls of Congress as a child, and felt a tug toward public service. Susan Stamberg, who had lived in India with her husband who worked for the State Department, was the first woman to anchor a nightly news program and pressed for accommodations to balance work and home life. Linda Wertheimer, the daughter of shopkeepers in New Mexico, fought her way to a scholarship and a spot on-air. And Nina Totenberg, the network's legal affairs correspondent, invented a new way to cover the Supreme Court. Based on extensive interviews and calling on the authors deep connections in news and public radio, "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is as beguiling and sharp as its formidable subjects.
About the Author: Lisa Napoli, a native of Brooklyn and graduate of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Before escaping daily journalism, Lisa worked at a variety of news outlets including the "New York Times" "CyberTimes", MSNBC, and the public radio show "Marketplace", covering everything from presidential campaigns, artists in Los Angeles, the Waco hostage standoff, an outdoor hacker convention, and the then-emerging culture of the Internet and digital technology. Along with Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie, Lisa has also written "Radio Shangri-La", "Ray & Joan", and "Up All Night". Please register below to get a link to join the author.