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Tue May 3, 2011
This Is NPR

Cutting Edge Of Technology...And Style

Originally published on Fri April 12, 2013 7:43 pm

Credit NPR
Wayne Hetrich works on the Accu-Peak meter. This device, which NPR had patented, measures loudness.

Even in our early days, NPR worked hard to produce and distribute the news using the best technical equipment and devices available. As you might imagine, we've come a long way from putting our stories together by editing reel-to-reel tape with razor blades.

Enjoy this look behind the scenes at our initial forays into advanced systems.

And, yes, enjoy the fashions too.

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