Lisa Napoli is a longtime broadcast journalist and the author of four books. She joins us to talk about her latest, Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR, while reflecting on the state of journalism today.
Lisa Napoli’s new book, Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie is the story of the “founding mothers” of NPR – Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer, Nina Totenberg, and Cokie Roberts – wrapped around the emergence of public radio and second-wave feminism in the seventies. She talks about the friendship between these remarkable women, how they overcame gender barriers to become icons of their industry, and reflects on the state of journalism today.