National Public Radio Inc.

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. ("NPR") WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBER PUBLIC RADIO STATION LICENSEES ("MEMBER STATIONS") TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC, ONE THAT IS CHALLENGED AND INVIGORATED BY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF EVENTS, IDEAS, AND CULTURES. NPR PRODUCES, ACQUIRES, AND DISTRIBUTES NONCOMMERCIAL PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION; REPRESENTS MEMBER STATIONS IN MATTERS OF THEIR MUTUAL INTEREST; AND PROVIDES SATELLITE INTERCONNECTION FOR THE ENTIRE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM.