NPR's Susan Stamberg In The Walk Of Fame Class Of 2020

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June 21, 2019, Washington DC – NPR's Susan Stamberg has been selected as a Hollywood Walk of Fame honoree for 2020, The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday. Stamberg is the first woman to anchor a national nightly news program, and has won every major award in broadcasting. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the Radio Hall of Fame. An NPR "founding mother," Stamberg has been on staff since the network began in 1971.

"This year's choices were particularly unique. We were able to recognize the talents of thirty-five artists who have already built a legacy here in Hollywood," said Selection Committee Chair and Walk of Famer Vin Di Bona. "Also, we were able to celebrate many new talented artists who've touched our hearts in film, television, radio and a variety of musical categories."

"How thrilling to have NPR saluted in this way, and to have my name share sidewalk space with some of the greatest radio broadcasters of all time, as well as decades' worth of film, TV, theatre, and recording stars," said Stamberg. "The Walk of Fame is paved with the names of dreamers, creators, information-providers. It's an honor for me to join them."

"Susan's interviewing style became the hallmark of the NPR sound: personal, fair, relaxed and authoritative. She demonstrated that the intelligent listener deserved to be recognized and rewarded by being treated with respect," said NPR President and CEO, Jarl Mohn. "We are incredibly proud of this well-deserved Hollywood recognition for Susan, she has always been a star in our world and continues delighting our listeners with her stories on the air."

Susan Stamberg has hosted each of NPR's news programs and reported on every major news event of the past forty years. From her fourteen years on All Things Considered, to her launch of Weekend Edition Sunday which she hosted for 3 years, to regular guest hosting on Morning Edition and Weekend Edition Saturday, and her current assignment as Special Correspondent, Susan Stamberg has never stopped innovating. On Weekend Edition Sunday, she introduced car repair as humor, with the now famous Tom and Ray Magliozzi. Launched on Weekend Edition Sunday, they became the stars of Car Talk. As Special Correspondent, she has made American culture her beat with a special interest in the history of Hollywood.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce gets nearly 300 applications on an annual basis. The first star to be laid in the Hollywood Walk of Fame was that of Stanley Kramer on March 28, 1960, near the intersection of Hollywood and Gower. More on the history of the Hollywood Walk of Fame: https://www.walkoffame.com/pages/history

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