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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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Coffee Week And A Few NPR Mug Shots

Mug Shot: This relic from an NPR staff event is just one of the fun cups found around our Washington, D.C., headquarters.

April 23, 2013 The NPR Science desk and Morning Edition have teamed up for a series about one of the world's most celebrated and powerful beans (or berries really). It's Coffee Week, and we're getting in on the fun with a few mug shots. See if you can match these mugs with NPR mugs.

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

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Mel Brooks Hearts NPR

Mel Brooks at NPR West.

February 28, 2013 Hear comedian Mel Brooks tell NPR Host Renee Montagne about his long career in comedy, which song he's particularly proud of, and the movie he says went a little too far with the vulgar humor. And for the finale, a display of NPR love.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

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Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite Heart NPR

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite at NPR West.

January 31, 2013 Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite have been talking about making an album together for 10 years, and now it's out. They came in to talk to NPR host Steve Inskeep for Morning Edition about harmonica playing, song writing, and Muddy Waters. The guys even had a little love duet to show for NPR.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

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Aaron Neville Loves NPR

Aaron Neville at NPR West.

January 24, 2013 Aaron Neville spoke with Host Renee Montagne about the new doo-wop album. We wish you could hear the unexpected show Neville gave us as he sang to himself in our lobby, but this photo of him loving NPR will have to do.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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Ed Sheeran Hearts NPR

Ed Sheeran at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

January 16, 2013 British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is taking the U.S. and the U.K. by storm with his Grammy-nominated song "The A Team." He talked to Morning Edition host David Greene about couch surfing his way to success, and before leaving, showed that he's singing our tune, with some NPR love.

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Friday, January 11, 2013

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KEM and Colbie Caillat Heart NPR

KEM and Colbie Caillat at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

January 11, 2013 Though we've retired our decorations for another year, we turned up a couple festive items left to brighten post-holiday spirits. While in Washington, D.C. for Morning Edition interviews about their holiday albums, Colbie Caillat and KEM warmed our hearts with their love for NPR.

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Monday, January 07, 2013

NPR Ombudsman

Gaining Or Losing Credibility By Humanizing A Reporter: A Kwanzaa Story

Kwanzaa candles

January 7, 2013 Pushed by social media mores, we demand to know ever more about reporters online. But when Morning Edition went mainstream with innocent revelation, including a reporter's lack of information, listener complaints underlined the perils of the practice. We have no guidelines for a rapidly changing media world.

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Thursday, January 03, 2013

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'Downton Abbey' Cast Members Heart NPR

Cast members of PBS Downton Abbey (left to right) Hugh Bonneville (Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham), Jim Carter (Mr. Carson), Sophie McShera (Daisy), Elizabeth McGovern (Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham), Joanne Froggatt (Anna), and Rob James-Collier (Thomas).

January 3, 2013 Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Sophie McShera, Elizabeth McGovern, Joanne Froggatt and Rob James-Collier of the popular PBS period drama Downton Abbey show a little love for NPR while in the States earlier this month.

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Tuesday, January 01, 2013

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Reason #1 To Love NPR

#1: Morning Edition is the top news radio program

January 1, 2013 On the first day of the first month of a brand new year, there couldn't be any better thing to celebrate than you, our listeners, making Morning Edition a part of your daily routine, and the most-listened-to radio news program in the country.

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