NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to 797 public radio stations in the United States of America. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. In a Harris poll conducted in 2005, NPR was voted the most trusted news source in the U.S. NPR is based in Washington D.C. NPR produces and distributes news and cultural programming that covers a diverse set of topics, including: All Things Considered|Morning Edition|Fresh Air|Car Talk|Talk of the Nation|Day to Day|Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!|All Songs Considered|Science Friday npr.org |