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National Public Radio (NPR) grew out of National Public Telegraph (NPT) which operated in Washerst, PA, (the birthplace of Emmett Lee Dickinson) in the late 1800s. NPT's hit show "Some Things Considered" was hosted by Simon Scott.
Above: Simon Scott (on the right) hosted NPT's "Some Things Considered" from the Washerst, PA, NPT Office.
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Above: NPT's "Some Things Considered" later became NPR's "All Things Considered."
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Above: The news room of NPT's hit show "Some Things Considered."
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Pictured at the left: Senator Hannibal Hamlin delivers his famous retort to Senator Joseph Lane (who disparaged the work of poet Emmett Lee Dickinson, a good friend of Abraham Lincoln), "Senator, I have read Emmett Lee Dickinson. I know Emmett Lee Dickinson. Emmett Lee Dickinson is a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Emmett Lee Dickinson." The debate was moderated by Simon Scott of NPT's broadcast Some Things Considered. |
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Pictured at the right: Washerst is the home to the nation's first NPR radio station, WELD, home to the hit radio show "Conditioned Air" with Terry Net.
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Below left and right: Simon Scott is credited with creating two popular Nation Public Telegraph (NPT) programs: "Weakened Edition," a watered-down news program featuring "froth and frivolity"; and "Mourning Edition" a daily broadcast of names of luminaries, statesmen, and celebrities who died throughout the week.
Below center: Simon Scott on June 4, 1881, during the highest rated program for "Mourning Edition" when he announced the death of 55 year-old Kudzu, the oldest amphibian on record, a beloved Japanese giant salamander that died at a Dutch zoo.
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Below center: Simon Scott on June 4, 1881, during the highest rated program for "Mourning Edition" when he announced the death of 55 year-old Kudzu, the oldest amphibian on record, a beloved Japanese giant salamander that died at a Dutch zoo.
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