Bill Siemering, A Pioneer of Public Radio, Presents 
Building Public Radio: First Here – Then There

Wednesday, December 10, 1:00 pm

Please register in advance here: bit.ly/nvndec10

New Courtland Senior Center/Germantown Home - 6970 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19119

Entrance to the auditorium is on W Sedgwick St. across from Acme parking lot.

Accessibility note: This site is wheelchair accessible.

Bill Siemering will share his perspective on the evolution of public radio, beginning as a boon for American farmers, developing into a national cultural institution, and then strengthening community radio stations and programming in developing countries.

Bill’s credentials are extensive and influential. He served as the first Director of Programming at National Public Radio and authored NPR’s original mission statement, National Public Radio Purposes. A pioneering advocate for diversity in broadcasting, he recognized early on how local radio could transform lives and strengthen communities. Bill also created public radio’s first signature program, All Things Considered, and later developed Fresh Air. His achievements earned him a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant. He went on to become President of Developing Radio Partners, an organization devoted to supporting independent radio stations in developing countries, and he served as an Annenberg Visiting Scholar from 2016 to 2017.

CLICK HERE to read NPR's Mission Statement, written by Bill Siemering in 1970.