Fantastic recognition for a public radio hero. Bill Siemering was at the core of @NPR from the very beginning. I keep his brilliant and inspiring mission statement pinned above my desk.
Here’s part of Bill’s mission statement for #publicradio in 1970:
More: “National Public Radio will not regard its audience as a “market” or in terms of its disposable income, but as curious, complex individuals who are looking for some understanding, meaning and joy in the human experience.”
And finally:
We can argue about how far @NPR has strayed from these values since 1970. But when we’re at our best, this is who we are and what we try to do.
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