Susan Stamberg

Susan Stamberg
Stamberg at the Third Coast Audio Festival
on October 21, 2005
Born
Susan Levitt

(1938-09-07)September 7, 1938
DiedOctober 16, 2025(2025-10-16) (aged 87)
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
EducationBarnard College (BA)
Spouse
Louis C. Stamberg
(m. 1962; died 2007)
ChildrenJosh Stamberg
Career
Show
NetworkNational Public Radio

Susan Phoebe Stamberg (née Levitt; September 7, 1938 – October 16, 2025) was an American radio journalist. She was co-host of NPR's flagship program All Things Considered from 1972 to 1986. In that role Stamberg was the first female host of a national news broadcast. She was considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer, and Cokie Roberts. She worked for NPR in a variety of roles, including as a special correspondent, until her retirement in 2025.