Noah Adams, who presented NPR's All Things Considered for 18 years, has died at the age of 84, the network reports. His wife, Neenah Ellis, said he died on Friday at their home in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Born in Kentucky, Adams worked in construction and sold cars before moving into radio at the University of Kentucky's public station in 1972, then joining NPR as a production assistant in the mid-1970s. As host, he guided listeners through events including Ronald Reagan's election victories, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 11 September attacks. Colleagues remembered him chiefly for long, carefully observed features from small towns and train journeys across the country, built from sparse notes into vivid portraits of places and people.
Source: NPR
