Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered, has died

Noah Adams, the longtime host of NPR’s All Things Considered, has died at 84. Adams died Friday at his home in Yellow Springs, Ohio, according to his wife, Neenah Ellis. He guided listeners through landmark moments including Ronald Reagan’s landslide election victories, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the September 11 attacks, while colleagues remember him for the quiet, thoughtful radio stories he produced. Born in Kentucky, Adams joined NPR in the mid-1970s, after starting work at the University of Kentucky public radio station in 1972 and later joining All Things Considered as a production assistant in 1975. He was known for careful listening and an intense curiosity for people, places, and the “mysteries” of the world.