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Neal Conan of NPR dies (his voice is familiar if you listen to public radio)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Neal-Conan-stalwart-host-of-NPR-s-Talk-of-the-16382371.php
Neal Conan, stalwart host of NPR's 'Talk of the Nation,' dies at 71
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I'm heartened a bit to hear his passing occurred in Hawaii--his "paradise."
RIP, Neal. 
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Obituaries
Neal Conan, stalwart host of NPR’s ‘Talk of the Nation,’ dies at 71
By Emily Langer
August 11, 2021 at 11:28 p.m. EDT
Neal Conan, a radio journalist who embarked on his broadcasting career at age 17 and spent nearly four decades at NPR, where he shaped news coverage as a reporter and producer and became known to millions of listeners as host of the midday call-in show “Talk of the Nation,” died Aug. 10 at his home in Hawi, Hawaii. He was 71.
The cause was glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, said his son, Connor Conan.
For the past 50 years, ever since it first went on the air in 1971, NPR has provided daily news, analysis and aural companionship for its legions of devotees. Mr. Conan was a mainstay of NPR programming for most of that half-century, joining the outlet in 1977 as a producer and departing in 2013 after hosting “Talk of the Nation” for 11 years.
He had been smitten by the highbrow tenor of public radio when he was still in high school, as Robert Siegel, the longtime co-host “All Things Considered,” NPR’s flagship evening news program, recalled in an on-air tribute after Mr. Conan’s death.
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Mr. Conan announcing a game of the Bowie Baysox in 1997. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
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By Emily Langer
Emily Langer is a reporter on The Washington Post’s obituaries desk. She writes about extraordinary lives in national and international affairs, science and the arts, sports, culture, and beyond. She previously worked for the Outlook and Local Living sections. Twitter https://twitter.com/emilylangerWP
Neal Conan, stalwart host of NPR’s ‘Talk of the Nation,’ dies at 71
By Emily Langer
August 11, 2021 at 11:28 p.m. EDT
Neal Conan, a radio journalist who embarked on his broadcasting career at age 17 and spent nearly four decades at NPR, where he shaped news coverage as a reporter and producer and became known to millions of listeners as host of the midday call-in show “Talk of the Nation,” died Aug. 10 at his home in Hawi, Hawaii. He was 71.
The cause was glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, said his son, Connor Conan.
For the past 50 years, ever since it first went on the air in 1971, NPR has provided daily news, analysis and aural companionship for its legions of devotees. Mr. Conan was a mainstay of NPR programming for most of that half-century, joining the outlet in 1977 as a producer and departing in 2013 after hosting “Talk of the Nation” for 11 years.
He had been smitten by the highbrow tenor of public radio when he was still in high school, as Robert Siegel, the longtime co-host “All Things Considered,” NPR’s flagship evening news program, recalled in an on-air tribute after Mr. Conan’s death.
{snip}
Mr. Conan announcing a game of the Bowie Baysox in 1997. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
Read more Washington Post obituaries
By Emily Langer
Emily Langer is a reporter on The Washington Post’s obituaries desk. She writes about extraordinary lives in national and international affairs, science and the arts, sports, culture, and beyond. She previously worked for the Outlook and Local Living sections. Twitter https://twitter.com/emilylangerWP
I really liked Neal, very sad news