Noah Adams

Noah Adams
Born(1942-09-15)September 15, 1942
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 2026(2026-10-16) (aged 84)
Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationsJournalist, author
Years active1962–2026
Notable creditAll Things Considered (NPR)

Noah Donald Adams (September 15, 1942 – October 16, 2026) was an American broadcast journalist and author, known primarily from 1987 for his association with National Public Radio.

Career

A co-host of the daily All Things Considered program from 1982 to 1987, and again from 1989 to 2002, Adams later[when?] became a contributing correspondent at the network's National Desk. His books tended to document a full year in his life, specifically as that year relates to a particular passion or research project. He co-wrote and narrated a documentary called Father Cares: The Last of Jonestown in 1981, which earned the Prix Italia, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, and the Major Armstrong Award.

Adams was the host of the nationally syndicated Minnesota Public Radio variety show Good Evening, created in 1987 to replace A Prairie Home Companion after that show left the air. Good Evening ran for less than a year before being canceled; A Prairie Home Companion returned after a several-year hiatus.

Personal life and death

Adams was born in Ashland, Kentucky, on September 15, 1942. He was married to Neenah Ellis, and was a resident of Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Noah Adams died at his home in Yellow Springs on October 16, 2026, at the age of 84.

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gabriel, Trip (October 24, 2026). "Noah Adams, Longtime Host of 'All Things Considered,' Has Died at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ "1982 duPont-Columbia Award Winners". duPont-Columbia Awards. Retrieved October 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ "'Good Evening' to Replace 'Prairie'". The Washington Post. September 7, 1987. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
  4. ↑ Laura Dempsey (December 8, 2008). "WYSO picks NPR veteran as new GM". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
  5. ↑ Detrow, Scott (October 18, 2026). "Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered, has died". NPR. Retrieved October 18, 2026.