Historic NPR Producer Visits KUAF Public Radio

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published August 24, 2016 at 1:01 PM CDT

Weekend Edition Saturday staff circa 1990, top left (the late) Marta Haywood, Cindy Carpien, Scott Simon, Laura Ziegler, Steve Tripoli. Bottom left: Mandalit del Barco, Liz Buechel, Doug Mitchell, Neva Grant.

Cindy Carpien, a 35-year veteran NPR news director and producer, was in town recently. When she stopped by the station to check us out, we saw an opportunity to snag an impromptu interview to learn about her early days with NPR.

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