A Brief History Of National Public Radio
National Public Radio, also known as NPR, is a public, non-profit radio station. It was established on February 26, 1970 following Congress’s enactment of the Public Broadcasting Act. NPR’s first President, Donald Quayle, was selected by a board of directors for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The first NPR studio was formed in Washington DC. They began with 90 public stations as charter members. NPR went on the air for the first time in April 1971 to broadcast the congressional hearings regarding the Vietnam War. Six years later, NPR fused with the Association of Public Radio Stations. In 1983, NPR was almost forced to shut down after a failed expansion effort. This led to an investigation of the organization as ordered by Congress and the resignation of then president Frank Mankiewicz. The Corporation of Public Broadcasting saved NPR from certain destruction by lending them 7 million dollars if NPR would divide what they received for their stipend from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be divided up among stations instead.This resulted in local stations interacting with NPR on a subscription basis. This incident also aided the inception of NPR’s Public Radio Satellite System, which gave shows broadcasted on NPR national distribution.Keep looking, there’s more: Is RT state-run?
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