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On May 3, 2021, NPR turns 50 years old. To mark this milestone, we re reflecting on and renewing our commitment to Hear Every Voice.
It s been a turbulent time, with a deadly pandemic and a chaotic sometimes violent political climate. In the midst of all this, NPR is marking a milestone; on May 3, 2021, the network turns 50 years old.
On the same day, in 1971, we started holding up our microphone to America. Just outside our doors, on the streets of Washington, DC, one of the biggest antiwar protests in American history was taking place. NPR s story is that of a ragtag network born in the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate one that came of age during the explosion of the 24/7 news cycle.
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Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR s first on-air original broadcast. In the last half century, NPR and Member stations have been essential, trusted sources for local events and cultural programming featuring music, local history, education and the arts. To mark this milestone, we re reflecting on and renewing our commitment to serve an audience that reflects America and to Hear Every Voice . Fifty years ago, All Things Considered broadcast for the first ti