Radio With A Purpose: Bill Siemering On NPR's Original Mission Statement

Radio With A Purpose: Bill Siemering On NPR's Original Mission Statement Enlarge this image toggle caption Wanyu Zhang Wanyu Zhang When I was six years old, I knew that radio was a medium with a purpose. National Public Radio Purposes National Public Radio will serve the individual: it will promote personal growth; it will regard the individual differences among men with respect and joy rather than derision and hate; it will celebrate the human experience as infinitely varied rather than vacuous and banal; it will encourage a sense of active constructive participation, rather than apathetic helplessness. National Public Radio, through live interconnection and other distribution systems, will be the primary national non-commercial program service. Sponsor Message In its cultural mode, National Public Radio will preserve and transmit the cultural past, will encourage and broadcast the work of contemporary artists and provide listeners with an aural esthetic experience which enriches and gives meaning to the human spirit. Provide access to the intellectual and cultural resources of cities, universities and rural districts through a system of cooperative program development with member public radio stations.