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Susan Stamberg papers

1921-2011 and undated (majority 1968-1993)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/4604

Susan Stamberg is best known as a co-host on National Public Radio's All Things Considered from 1971 to 1986 and as the host of Weekend Edition Sunday from its inception in 1987 to 1989. In her later career in the 1990s, she worked as a cultural reporter on various NPR newsmagazines. The bulk of the collection documents Stamberg's career at WAMU in Washington, DC and her career at NPR from 1971 until 2011. It also contains materials from numerous other projects, including her books Every Night at Five, The Wedding Cake in the Middle of the Road, Talk, and her other writings.

48.5 Linear Feet (54 Hollinger Boxes, 13 Paige Boxes, and 2 Cassette Boxes); 33 Linear Feet (54 Hollinger Boxes and 4 Paige Boxes); 13.5 Linear Feet (9 Paige Boxes containing approximately 120 audio reels); 2 Linear Feet (2 Cassette Boxes containing 49 audio cassettes and 1 DVD)

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Stamberg, Susan, 1938-

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Susan Stamberg was born September 7, 1938. Her broadcasting jobs include producer and program director for "Kaleidoscope" on WAMU (Washington, DC) (1963-1966); host of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" (1971-1986) and "Weekend Edition Sunday" (1986-1989); commentator on "Capitol Edition" (1984-1991). In addition, she wrote many books including "Every Night at Five: An All Things Considered Book" (1982) and "Talk" (1993). From the description of Susan Stamberg collection...

National Public Radio (U.S.)

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WAMU-FM (Radio station : Washington, D.C.)

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