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    Linda Wertheimer retirement news

    After more than fifty years of service to public broadcasting, Linda Wertheimer, one of NPR's founding mothers, has announced her retirement.
    Feb 06, 2024 3 minutes
    Linda Wertheimer

    In a note to editorial staff, Edith Chapin, interim Chief Content Officer, Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief, shared the following announcement:

    Hi all:

    I write to share news of another milestone in NPR history.

    After more than fifty years of service to NPR and public broadcasting, Linda Wertheimer, one of our founding mothers, has announced her retirement.

    Linda is an NPR icon blazing trails for women, for the news magazines and superlative reporting of politics in this country. She began as a director of , only to later host the show with her distinctive voice

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