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Mixing Up Great Call-In Radio With Screeners, Hosts And Listeners

NPR Editorial Assistant Laura Lee takes and screens calls during a live broadcast of Talk of the Nation. Look just above Lee's head to see Neal Conan in the hosting chair on the other side of the glass. Katie Burk/NPR hide caption

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Mixing Up Great Call-In Radio With Screeners, Hosts And Listeners

For NPR and Member Stations, it is the callers that make the call-in programs, and there is somewhat of a formula to producing a great show. NPR's Sue Goodwin, WBUR's Alex Kingsbury, and NHPR's Keith Shields discuss the recipe for the secret sauce.

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'Political Junkie' Fuels Inauguration Talk With Fun And Politics On The Same Stage

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'Political Junkie' Fuels Inauguration Talk With Fun And Politics On The Same Stage

A "Political Junkie Road Show" in review: the interactive show met an enthusiastic crowd, with residents of the nation's capital gearing up for an atypical weekend of Presidential Inauguration.

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A Favorite Holiday Tradition: The NPR Staff Relay Race

First Stop: Pastry Eating Contest. News Apps Developer Jeremy Bowers, Mobile Product Manager Jen Oh and Digital Media Intern Curtis Bard get the race off to a quick start as they make their way through four pastries. Apparently some NPR staffers are better at savoring their food than scarfing it down: mid-way through, the requirement for completing the challenge was reduced to just two pastries. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

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A Favorite Holiday Tradition: The NPR Staff Relay Race

By far, the best holiday tradition at NPR is our annual relay race around the perimeter of our headquarters in DC. It's not your traditional office party: eight teams of four employees compete for glory in a race that isn't exactly about athleticism. Check out a pictorial recap of the event.

Thursday

Campaign Collections: NPR Election Team Finds From The Races

Seasoned and new election journalists from NPR talk about their favorite campaign memorabilia collected along the election trail through the years. Read the story behind each of these items, and what makes them so special, below. Katie Burk/NPR hide caption

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Campaign Collections: NPR Election Team Finds From The Races

At NPR, our staff and journalists covering campaigns often come across quirky campaign paraphernalia. No matter how long they're been reporting these races, collectingquirky tokens is part of being on the road. What are the best items? Our election staff tell us about their best finds.

Wednesday

Give Them A Hand: NPR, StateImpact And StoryCorps Honored With DuPont-Columbia Awards

StateImpact Pennsylvania developed this interactive map to show which natural gas operators are drilling, and where; find active wells in a county or municipality; and see whether the drillers have been cited for violating state environmental regulations. StateImpact hide caption

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Give Them A Hand: NPR, StateImpact And StoryCorps Honored With DuPont-Columbia Awards

It was announced today that NPR and its public radio partners StateImpact Pennsylvania and StoryCorps are being honored with three 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, something akin to the Pulitzers of broadcasting and digital journalism.

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Ten Years In Tinsel Town: NPR West Celebrates A Decade

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Ten Years In Tinsel Town: NPR West Celebrates A Decade

The first thing a lot of people say when they walk into NPR West is "I didn't know there was an NPR out here!" But in fact, as of November 5, we've been here for 10 years. Take a tour of the facilities with our resident I Heart NPR campaign adviser Melissa Kuypers.