NPR's Robert Siegel to Step Down as ''ATC'' Host

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Robert Siegel

Robert Siegel, whose voice and signature reporting have been a part of NPR since he first arrived in Washington in 1976, is stepping down as host of "All Things Considered." He's been with NPR for more than 40 years as a constant presence in its newsroom and a familiar voice to listeners. Now, he's decided to step down as the program's host in January, 2018, after thirty years in that role.

"This is a decision long in the making and not an easy one. I've had the greatest job I can think of, working with the finest colleagues anyone could ask for, for as long a stretch as I could imagine," Robert says. "But, looking ahead to my seventies (which start all too soon) I feel that it is time for me to begin a new phase of life. Over the next few months, I hope to figure out what that will be."

Siegel has spent his entire life in radio, getting his start as a freshman in college. Over his four decades with NPR -- he has seen the news, and the newsroom, from many different angles. He joined NPR as a newscaster, moved into an editor role, opened NPR's London bureau, and as chief of NPR News ran the newsroom. And he accomplished all this before he took over at "All Things Considered" in 1987. As an ATC host, he reported from every corner of the country and around the world.

NPR will conduct a national search for his successor -- looking inside NPR and across the media landscape-for the next voice of "All Things Considered."