13 Facts About Susan Stamberg

Susan Stamberg was born on September 7,1938 and is an American radio journalist.

In that role Susan Stamberg was the first female host of a national news broadcast.

Susan Stamberg was born Susan Levitt in Newark, New Jersey.

For 14 years, beginning in 1972, Susan Stamberg served as co-host of All Things Considered, the evening news magazine.

Susan Stamberg was the first woman to hold a full-time position as anchor of a national nightly news broadcast in the United States.

Susan Stamberg was awarded the Edward R Murrow Award.

Susan Stamberg was the host of Weekend Edition Sunday from 1987 to 1989.

In 1994, Susan Stamberg was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Susan Stamberg interviewed Fred Rogers several times as host of All Things Considered.

Each Thanksgiving since 1971, Susan Stamberg provides NPR listeners with her mother-in-law's recipe for a cranberry relish sauce that is unusual in having horseradish as one of its principal ingredients.

Each year Susan Stamberg comes up with a new way to present the recipe, notably sharing the dish with rapper Coolio in 2010.

Susan Stamberg was the first host of the PBS arts series Alive from Off Center, hosting from 1985 to 1986.

Susan Stamberg is a distant cousin to All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro.