Siegel Signing Off From ‘All Things Considered’
Siegel joined NPR in 1976 as a newscaster, and later moved into an editor role. He also opened NPR’s London bureau and ran the newsroom as chief of NPR News — accomplishing all of that before he assumed his role on All Things Considered in 1987. Siegel’s presence became so iconic he was even immortalized in a cameo appearance on The Simpsons.
In joint statement, Michael Oreskes, SVP of News and Editorial Director, Christopher Turpin, VP of News Programming and Operations and Carline Watson, Executive Producer of All Things Considered, said of Siegel, “As anyone who has worked with Robert can attest, he is an extraordinary reporter and an even better broadcaster. After 30 years in the role, he comes to work every day with ceaseless curiosity, enthusiasm, and a profound passion for the work and the medium. He is the consummate student, a person whose quest for the answers has benefited millions upon millions of listeners over the years. He is, for all of us, a model of how to be fully engaged in the world, our work, and with his colleagues.”
The statement continued, “We’ll be planning ways to celebrate and thank Robert for all his contributions at ATC in the coming months. He’s giving us plenty of notice, and we’re grateful for that. Finding his successor will not be easy. We will conduct a national search — looking inside NPR and across the media landscape — for the next voice of All Things Considered.” [Photo: Stephen Voss / NPR]