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'''National Public Radio''', (NPR), is a not-for-profit organization which produces and distributes various [[liberal]] [[radio]] programs including news, talk shows, and entertainment. The audience of NPR listeners has grown exponentially since the organization's inception in 1970. Currently, NPR reports that 26 million [[Americans]] tune in each week.<ref>http://www.npr.org/about/growth.html</ref> Not only does NPR boast a large weekly audience it also produces the two most listened-to radio programs on public radio: ''[[Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[All Things Considered]]''. A November 2005 Poll showed NPR to be the most trusted radio-broadcast news network in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6282871.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP</ref> | '''National Public Radio''', (NPR), is a not-for-profit organization which produces and distributes various [[liberal]] [[radio]] programs including news, talk shows, and entertainment. The audience of NPR listeners has grown exponentially since the organization's inception in 1970. Currently, NPR reports that 26 million [[Americans]] tune in each week.<ref>http://www.npr.org/about/growth.html</ref> Not only does NPR boast a large weekly audience it also produces the two most listened-to radio programs on public radio: ''[[Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[All Things Considered]]''. A November 2005 Poll showed NPR to be the most trusted radio-broadcast news network in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6282871.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP</ref> | ||
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National Public Radio, (NPR), is a not-for-profit organization which produces and distributes various liberal radio programs including news, talk shows, and entertainment. The audience of NPR listeners has grown exponentially since the organization's inception in 1970. Currently, NPR reports that 26 million Americans tune in each week.[1] Not only does NPR boast a large weekly audience it also produces the two most listened-to radio programs on public radio: Morning Edition and All Things Considered. A November 2005 Poll showed NPR to be the most trusted radio-broadcast news network in the United States.[2]
The NPR program This American Life is responsible for popularizing the work of noted radical homosexual activist David Sedaris.
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