National Public Radio correspondent Susan Stamberg will speak at UNLV on Nov. 1 as part of the Barbara Greenspun Lecture Series.
Stamberg's presentation, "Talk, Talk, and More Talk, But What Do We Have to Say?" will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Artemus Ham Concert Hall.
The event is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available beginning Oct. 19., and may be picked up at the Performing Arts Center box office at Ham Concert Hall. For additional information on ticket availability, call 895-3801.
Stamberg is one of the pioneers of NPR, having been on the staff since the network began in 1971. Her current assignment includes reporting on cultural issues for all of NPR's programs, as well as serving as a substitute host on "Morning Edition," "Weekly Edition," and "Weekend Edition Saturday."
For 14 years beginning in 1972, she hosted NPR's award-winning news magazine "All Things Considered." She then hosted "Weekend Edition Sunday" from its premiere in January 1987 through October 1989.
On Oct. 27, she will be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame during a national radio broadcast from the Chicago Cultural Center.
"I'm thrilled to be chosen for induction into The Radio Hall of Fame," she said. "To have my decades in broadcasting recognized in this way is truly a personal honor and a salute to public radio and the role it plays in informing and entertaining the country."
One of the most popular broadcasters in public radio, Stamberg is well-known for her conversational style, intelligence, and knack for finding an interesting story. Novelist E.L. Doctorow once called her "the closest thing to an enlightened humanist on the radio." Her thousands of interviews include conversations with Nancy Reagan, Annie Liebowitz, Rosa Parks, Dave Brubeck, and James Baldwin.
She is the author of two books and the co-editor of a third. Her book, "TALK: NPR's Susan Stamberg Considers All Things," chronicles her two decades with NPR; she also has written "Every Night at Five: Susan Stamberg's 'All Things Considered' Book." She co-edited "The Wedding Cake in the Middle of the Road." A New York City native, Stamberg earned a bachelor's degree from Barnard College.
In addition to her induction into The Radio Hall of Fame, other recognition she has received includes induction into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Armstrong and duPont Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Ohio State University's Golden Anniversary Director's Award, and the Distinguished Broadcaster Award from American Women in Radio and Television.
Stamberg is a fellow of Silliman College at Yale University and serves on the boards of the PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award Foundation and Northwestern University's Medill School National Arts Journalism program.
People attending her presentation at UNLV will receive free copies of "Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish," a recipe that Susan Stamberg reads on the air each November. Copies of her book, "TALK: NPR's Susan Stamberg Considers All Things," will be available for purchase.
The Barbara Greenspun Lecture Series is sponsored by UNLV's Hank Greenspun School of Communication in honor of Las Vegas Sun publisher Barbara Greenspun. The school is named in honor of her late husband, Sun founder Hank Greenspun.
Past lecturers in the series have been veteran journalist Linda Ellerbee, former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, and Associated Press correspondent Linda Deutsch.
For additional information, call (702) 895-3801.
