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National Public Radio replaced the National Educational Radio Network on the 26th of February 1970 following Congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed that act into law to establish the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
NPR aired its first broadcast on the 20th of April 1971 covering United States Senate hearings on the ongoing Vietnam War in Southeast Asia. The afternoon drive-time newscast All Things Considered premiered on the 3rd of May 1971 hosted by Robert Conley.
NPR suffered a deficit of nearly $7 million in 1983 which equates to approximately $19 million in 2022 dollars. This amount represented an almost fatal setback that required a loan from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stave off bankruptcy.
Katherine Maher serves as president and CEO since January 2024. Jennifer Ferro currently holds the position of chair of the NPR board of directors while John McGinn chairs the NPR Foundation.
On the 20th of October 2010, NPR terminated Senior News Analyst Juan Williams's independent contract over remarks he made on the Fox News Channel regarding Muslim head coverings.