National Public Radio

National Public Radio (NPR) is an American non-profit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national syndicator to a network of over 1,000 public radio stations in the United States. It differs from other non-profit membership media organizations, such as the Associated Press, in that it was established by an act of Congress. Shows The following shows are made by NPR in their studios in Washington, DC and Los Angeles: Morning Edition, two-hour morning news show Weekend Edition, weekend version of Morning Edition All Things Considered, two-hour afternoon news show Weekend All Things Considered Talk of the Nation, npr news call-in show Science Friday, the Friday Talk of the Nation, which's all about science Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, a weekend news quiz show All Songs Considered, a music podcast Thistle and Shamrock, a Celtic music show The following shows are produced by other people & distributed by npr Car Talk, a weekly call-in show about auto repair Fresh Air, a talk show featuring interviews with celebs & entertainment reviews Latino USA, a weekly 30 minutes show about Latino issues On the Media, a weekly show 'bout journalism, the Internet and free speech NPR and the Gettysburg Address William R. Rathvon is the only known eyewitness of the Gettysburg Address to have left an audio recording of what he remembered. 1 year before he died in '39, Rathvon's remarks were rec. at Feb 12, '38. It incl. his reading the address itself. The title of the rec. was "I Heard Lincoln That Day - William R. Rathvon, TR Productions". NPR found a copy during a "Quest for Sound" project in '99. NPR allows people to hear the rec. around Lincoln's birthday. References Other websites "Official NPR website". npr.org. Retrieved 2010-09-25.