June 1, 2009

Contact: Anna Christopher, NPR

NPR NEWS TO INTERVIEW PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TODAY, JUNE 1, 2009

HOSTS MICHELE NORRIS AND STEVE INSKEEP TO FOCUS ON FOREIGN POLICY IN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT

INTERVIEW AIRING IN TWO PARTS: TODAY ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND TOMORROW ON MORNING EDITION; ALSO AVAILABLE AT NPR.org

MEDIA NOTE: TRANSCRIPT AND AUDIO TO BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING AT 7PM (ET)


June 1, 2009; Washington, D.C. – Ahead of President Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East later this week, NPR News hosts Michele Norris and Steve Inskeep will interview the President from the White House library today, Monday, June 1. The interview, which will primarily focus on foreign policy, will air in two parts: tonight on All Things Considered and tomorrow on Morning Edition. The entire interview will also be available tonight at approximately 7:00PM (ET) at www.NPR.org

MEDIA – PLEASE NOTE:
Audio and a transcript of the interview will made available today, June 1, at approximately 7:00PM (ET). Media Contact: Anna Christopher, 202.513.2300.

All excerpts of the interview must be credited to “NPR News.” Broadcast outlets may use up to sixty (60) consecutive seconds of audio from the interview. Television usage must include on-screen chyron to “NPR News” with NPR logo.

Morning Edition, hosted by Steve Inskeep and Renee Montage, and All Things Considered, hosted by Michele Norris, Melissa Block and Robert Siegel, are public radio’s most-listened-to programs, with a combined audience of 27 million listeners weekly to NPR Member stations nationwide. To find local stations and broadcast times from the two programs, visit www.NPR.org/stations