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An opportunity I’ll never forget and a family I never knew I needed

by Beth Wallis | Apr 30, 2021

When I applied for NPR’s Next Generation Radio, I thought it was a longshot. I’ve done some audio work before, but I’ve lived mostly in the print world. When I received my acceptance email, there was a wave of emotions: excitement, ambition and energy, certainly. But...

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