One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.

The University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism and NPR have entered into a multiyear partnership to host NPR's public editor at the nationally renowned college beginning in January ...

A postman’s son from Kentucky, he worked hard to lose his accent but never forgot his Appalachian roots. “The best stories come from west of the Potomac,” he said.