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On June 17, 1972, a band of five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee's headquarters at the Watergate Complex in D.C., after a failed attempt at wiretapping.
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In 1987, NPR's Patricia Neighmond first profiled Archie Harrison, a young man living with HIV. What followed was a year of highs and lows, of recovery and acceptance.
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Bill Siemering, NPR's first director of programming, recognized the network's potential and offered core values that would eventually compose the mission statement.
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Critics widely consider 1971 one of the best years in music history. For NPR's 50th anniversary, public radio stations turn back the clock and reflect on the year's best tracks.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air broadcast, we look back at our origins in radio, how we grew from a staff of 65 to thousands, and into our future in the digital space.
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NPR grew up alongside a post-Watergate journalism ethos that shaped the media industry for decades. In this special program, hosted by Audie Cornish and…