10/18/2025
“Susan Stamberg”
We are sadden by the news that Susan Stamberg has died. The former NPR host and first US woman to anchor a nightly new show and astonishingly, heartfelt caring person and will be missed by me and so many others.
Susan Stamberg (September 7, 1938 – October 16, 2025) was an American radio journalist. She was co-host of NPR's flagship program “All Things Considered” from 1972 to 1986. In that role Stamberg was the first female host of a national news broadcast.
She was considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts. She worked for NPR in a variety of roles, including as a special correspondent, until her retirement in 2025.
In 2012 while working on the film “Midwest Matrix”, we asked Susan Stamberg to record some voice-over as part of the narration, which is an important part of the film. We were very pleased and honored that she agreed.
The 2012 documentary Midwest Matrix: The Genealogy of American Printmaking is narrated by Susan Stamberg, while the script was written by Joann Moser. The documentary explores the history of fine art printmaking in the Midwest after World War II through oral histories.
Susan Stamberg recorded for us in the Beatles studio at Clean Cuts in Washington DC. All the decor in the studio had a vintage beatles theme. The Rickenbacker 12 string, photographs and artwork framed on the walls felt iconic.
