Several times, I’ve cataloged how Conservative Talk has skewed its hosts so far to the older generation and leaving the young behind. While listening to Garrison Keilor, perhaps it is time to see how Public Radio is doing.
There are three main suppliers of non-local programming to public radio – National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media (APM – basically the Minnesota Public Broadcasting system) and Public Radio Interntional (PRI – mostly BBC shows)
So few people come here to find Public Radio shows that the statistics probably aren’t nearly as reliable, but here goes:
| Rank | Show | Host(s) / Age | Syndicator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | Morning Edition | Steve Inskeep (43) Renee Montagne (~57) | NPR |
| 2) | All Things Considered | Michele Norris (50) Robert Siegel (~65) Melissa Block (49) | NPR |
| 3) | Click & Clack | Raymond Magliozzi (62) Tom Magliozzi (74) | NPR |
| 4) | Talk of the Nation | Neal Conan (62) | NPR |
| 5) | Diane Rehm | 75 | NPR |
| 6) | Fresh Air | Terry Gross (60) | NPR |
| 7) | Prarie Home Companion | Garrison Keilor (69) | APM |
| 8) | PBS NewsHour | Jim Lehrer (77) [Retired in June] | PBS |
| 9) | Wait Wait, Don't tell me | Peter Segal (56) | NPR |
| 10) | Leonard Lapote | 70 | WNYC |
| 11) | Performance Today | Fred Child (48) | APM |
| 12) | Marketplace | Kai Ryssdal (48) | APM |
| 13) | Through the Night | Peter Van de Graaff (46?) | WFMT (Chicago) |
| 14) | Day to Day | Alex Chadwick (60?) | NPR (Ended in 2009) |
| On Point | Tom Ashbrook (55) | NPR | |
| Midday | Gary Eichten (64) (Retiring in January 2012) | Minnesota Public Radio | |
| Here & Now | Robin Young (~59) | PRI | |
| Brian Lehrer | 59 | WNYC | |
| This American Life | Ira Glass (52) | PRI |