Neal Conan (1949–2021), longtime host of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”
Neal Conan was a radio personality who was the longtime host of the National Public Radio (NPR) show “Talk of the Nation.”Conan joined NPR in the 1970s, in the network’s early days. He was a producer for “All Things Considered” and provided Washington DC coverage for NPR before beginning to host “Talk of the Nation” in 2001.