Abstract

This article is an interview between RadioDoc Review Editor Neil Verma and Bill Siemering, founding Director of Programming at National Public Radio and lifelong proponent of public radio. Siemering and Verma discuss Siemering's role at the founding of NPR, his earlymcareer in Wisconsin, WHYY Philadelphia, WBFO and KCCM, as well as his enduring work in community radio development in Africa.

Keywords: Bill Siemering, NPR, Public Radio, Democracy, Friendship, Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Fresh Air, All Things Considered, WBFO, KCCM, Developing Radio Partners

How to Cite:

Verma, N., (2022) “From Statement to Purpose: An Interview with Bill Siemering”, RadioDoc Review 8(1).