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National Public Radio (NPR)
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting established National Public Radio in 1970. It provides quality news and cultural programming to local public-radio stations. Its first program (April 19, 1971) featured the United States Senate’s deliberations on the Vietnam War. That same year, All Things Considered had its debut, but its morning counterpart Morning Edition waited until 1979 to appear. Financial troubles have plagued NPR, despite the popularity of the jazz, plays, concerts and classical music featured in its programming. With financial restructuring, the majority of NPR’s income comes from member station fees and dues and only 4 percent from government sources.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Culture
- Category: American culture
- Company: Routledge
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