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Susan Stamberg
Susan Phoebe Stamberg (née Levitt; September 7, 1938 – October 16, 2025) was an American radio journalist. She was co-host of NPR's flagship program All Things Considered from 1972 to 1986. In that role Stamberg was the first female host of a national news broadcast. She was considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer, and Cokie Roberts. She worked for NPR in a variety of roles, including as a special correspondent, until her retirement in 2025.
Susan Stamberg was born Susan Levitt in Newark, New Jersey, on September 7, 1938. She was an only child to parents both of Lithuanian-Jewish descent. She grew up and attended school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. As a child, one of her favorite radio programs was Grand Central Station. She attended the High School of Music & Art in Hamilton Heights, graduating in 1955.
The first in her family to attend college, she first attended Queens College before transferring to Barnard College, from which she graduated with a degree in English literature in 1959. After graduating, she took a summer job at the magazine 16 as a secretary. In fall 1959, she studied English at Brandeis University for three months before dropping out.
While living in Boston, Stamberg worked as a secretary for Daedalus, a publication of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It was also in Boston that she met Louis C. Stamberg, whom she later married in 1962. The couple moved to Washington, D.C. after Louis was hired by the United States Agency for International Development.
While living in Washington, D.C., Stamberg began working at WAMU as a producer. She made her on-air debut when the station's "weather girl" was ill. She continued to fill in for weather reports on WAMU, sometimes incorporating weather-appropriate poetry to battle the monotony of the job.
When her husband was working in New Delhi for two years, Stamberg worked for the American ambassador's wife and wrote stories for Voice of America.
Stamberg retired on September 1, 2025.
Stamberg was hired by NPR prior to its broadcast debut. Her first job was cutting audiotape. She and Linda Wertheimer shared an office, after insisting they have their own space. Stamberg went on to become a producer of All Things Considered, the evening news magazine.
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Susan Stamberg
Susan Phoebe Stamberg (née Levitt; September 7, 1938 – October 16, 2025) was an American radio journalist. She was co-host of NPR's flagship program All Things Considered from 1972 to 1986. In that role Stamberg was the first female host of a national news broadcast. She was considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer, and Cokie Roberts. She worked for NPR in a variety of roles, including as a special correspondent, until her retirement in 2025.
Susan Stamberg was born Susan Levitt in Newark, New Jersey, on September 7, 1938. She was an only child to parents both of Lithuanian-Jewish descent. She grew up and attended school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. As a child, one of her favorite radio programs was Grand Central Station. She attended the High School of Music & Art in Hamilton Heights, graduating in 1955.
The first in her family to attend college, she first attended Queens College before transferring to Barnard College, from which she graduated with a degree in English literature in 1959. After graduating, she took a summer job at the magazine 16 as a secretary. In fall 1959, she studied English at Brandeis University for three months before dropping out.
While living in Boston, Stamberg worked as a secretary for Daedalus, a publication of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It was also in Boston that she met Louis C. Stamberg, whom she later married in 1962. The couple moved to Washington, D.C. after Louis was hired by the United States Agency for International Development.
While living in Washington, D.C., Stamberg began working at WAMU as a producer. She made her on-air debut when the station's "weather girl" was ill. She continued to fill in for weather reports on WAMU, sometimes incorporating weather-appropriate poetry to battle the monotony of the job.
When her husband was working in New Delhi for two years, Stamberg worked for the American ambassador's wife and wrote stories for Voice of America.
Stamberg retired on September 1, 2025.
Stamberg was hired by NPR prior to its broadcast debut. Her first job was cutting audiotape. She and Linda Wertheimer shared an office, after insisting they have their own space. Stamberg went on to become a producer of All Things Considered, the evening news magazine.
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