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Popular American news anchor Susan Stamberg has passed away. The veteran National Public Radio journalist, known for becoming the first woman to anchor a nightly national news program, All Things Considered, died on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
The news was announced by her son Josh in a statement. He said:
“A true humanitarian, she believed in the power of great journalism. Her life's work was connection, through ideas and culture.”
NPR also confirmed the news. Katherine Maher, president and Chief executive of NPR, described Susan Stamberg as a cornerstone of the organization and an inspiration to several journalists.
“Susan’s voice was not only a cornerstone of NPR — it was a cornerstone of American life. She showed that journalism could be both rigorous and deeply personal.”
She added:
“She inspired countless journalists to believe they could explore life and truth, and lead with both authority and warmth.”
Susan died at the age of 87. She is survived by her son Josh and granddaughters Vivian and Lena.
Who was Susan Stamberg?
Susan Stamberg was born in 1938 in New Jersey. She graduated from Barnard College in 1959 and pursued a career in journalism. In 1972, Susan became the first woman to hold a full-time anchor position on a national nightly news broadcast in the US. She co-hosted the show All Things Considered for 14 years.
The anchor revealed that her first time behind the microphone was with the help of NPR’s program director, Bill Siemering, who advised her to always be herself.
“He said two magical words to me very early on. He said, 'Be yourself.' And what he meant was, we want to hear from — we want to hear voices on our air that we'd hear across our dinner tables at night or at the local grocery store. And we want our announcers and our anchor people to sound that way, too.”
Over the course of her career, Stamberg was celebrated numerous times. She was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Award. In 1994, the hosting icon was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame and in 1996, was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.
Five years before she passed, Susan was awarded a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Stamberg was married to Louis Stamberg. They met while she was working in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and tied the knot soon after. Louis passed away in 2007.
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