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NPR (National Public Radio) is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that provides Public News, Talk and Entertainment to more than 700 ... See more public radio stations in the United States. Created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, NPR is part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides television programming under the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

NPR - NPR is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming.

The mission of NPR is to work in partnership with member stations to create a more informed public - one challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas and cultures. To accomplish our mission, we produce, acquire, and distribute programming that meets the highest standards of public service in journalism and cultural expression; we represent our members in matters of their mutual interest; and we provide satellite interconnection for the entire public radio system. http://www.npr.org/about/aboutnpr/mission.html

A privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization, NPR serves a growing audience of 26.8 million Americans each week in partnership with more than 966 independently operated, noncommercial public radio stations. Each NPR Member Station serves local listeners with a distinctive combination of national and local programming.

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