National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting 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 more than 1,000 public radio stations in the United States.
Key facts
- Broadcasting network.name
- National Public Radio
- Broadcasting network.type
- Public radio network
- Broadcasting network.country
- United States
- Broadcasting network.available
- Global
- Broadcasting network.key_people
- Katherine Maher (CEO)
- Broadcasting network.endowment
- $342.3 million (2023)
- Broadcasting network.revenue
- $318.7 million (2023)
- Broadcasting network.owner
- NPR's member public radio stations
- Broadcasting network.net_income
- $−4.45 million (2023)
- Broadcasting network.affiliation
- WRN Broadcast
- Broadcasting network.network_logo
- NPR new logo.svg
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1970
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Also known as
- NPR
- Status
- Active
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Encyclopedic overview
55 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- Governance
- List of presidents/CEOs
- Funding
- Funding pre-2000
- Funding since the 2000s
- Underwriting spots versus commercials
- Audience
- Demographics
- Trust
- Ratings
- Digital media
- NPR One
- Programming
- Programs produced by NPR
- News and public affairs programs (broadcast)
- News and public affairs programs (podcasts)
- Storytelling and cultural programming
- Music programming
- Programs distributed by NPR
- News and public affairs
- Storytelling and cultural programming
- Music programming
- Notable public radio programs not affiliated with NPR
- American Public Media
- Public Radio Exchange
- WNYC Studios
- Independent
- Controversies
- Allegations of political or ideological bias
- Euphemisms for "torture"
- ''Live from Death Row'' commentaries
- Juan Williams comments
- Ronald Schiller comments
- July 4 reading of the Declaration of Independence
- Sexual harassment
- Elon Musk / Twitter controversy
- Second Trump administration
- FCC underwriting investigation
- Executive Order 14290
- Rescissions Act of 2025
- Publications
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting 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 more than 1,000 public radio stations in the United States.
Funding for NPR comes from dues and fees paid by member stations, underwriting from corporate sponsors, and (until 2025) annual grants from the publicly funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Most of its member stations are owned by non-profit organizations, including public school districts, colleges, and universities. NPR operates independently of any government or corporation, and has full control of its content.
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