Overview
- NPR said Stamberg died Thursday at age 87 and did not release a cause of death; she retired in September.
- She became co-host of All Things Considered in 1972, the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, and led the show for 14 years.
- Stamberg later hosted Weekend Edition Sunday, launched the Sunday puzzle with Will Shortz, and served as a cultural correspondent focused on the arts.
- Her career honors include induction into the National Radio and Broadcasting halls of fame and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Often described as one of NPR’s “founding mothers,” a term she coined, she is survived by her son Josh Stamberg and two granddaughters, as colleagues and leaders praised her influence.