Tributes are pouring in for Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who died December 29 at 100. During his single presidential term and the decades that followed, Carter advocated tirelessly for peace, democracy, and international human rights, earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
NPR and WRVO will provide comprehensive coverage of memorial events:
Tuesday, January 7
4 p.m. - (Online only at wrvo.org) Live Special Coverage from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda as President Carter lies in state, hosted by Susan Davis
Update: President Carter’s funeral events have been delayed due to the weather. They will now start at 4:30 p.m. ET. NPR’s live special coverage will begin at 4:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, January 8
7:00 p.m. - (On-air and online) A special broadcast of "The Life and Legacy of Former President Jimmy Carter," hosted by Ari Shapiro and Linda Wertheimer
Thursday, January 9
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. - (On-air and online) Live Special Coverage of the State Funeral Service at Washington National Cathedral
January 9 has been designated as a National Day of Mourning. President Carter will be laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, buried next to his wife, Rosalynn, beside a willow tree.
Stay tuned to WRVO for ongoing coverage of memorial events and remembrances, both on-air and at wrvo.org.