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NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg dies

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Susan Stamberg, a "founding mother" of National Public Radio, has died. She was 87.

Stamberg was an original NPR staffer and went on to become the first woman to anchor a nightly national news program.

"A true humanitarian, she believed in the power of great journalism," Stamberg's son Josh said in a statement. "Her life's work was connection, through ideas and culture."

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