Linda Wertheimer is a distinguished journalist whose career has significantly shaped political reporting in the United States. Joining NPR at its inception, she became the first broadcast director of *All Things Considered* when it debuted in 1971. Over her 13 years as host, she transformed the program into a leading afternoon news source, growing its audience from six million in 1989 to nearly ten million by 2001, solidifying its status as a top...