Legendary NPR Broadcaster Carl Kasell Dead at 84

by Katie HerzogCarl Kasell (1934-2018) Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Sad news for public radio.Carl Kasell died today at the age of 84 from Alzheimer's complications. Kasell, a North Carolina native who got his start in radio at age 16, was the founder of NPR member station WUNC—at the time a student-run college station—in 1953. After moving to the D.C. area, he served as Morning Edition news announcer from the show's inception in 1979 through 2009."Every weekday for more than three