He Helped Create NPR. Now He May See it Be Defunded.

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Perhaps no one has played a bigger role in shaping public radio in the United States than Bill Siemering.

He came up with NPR’s mission statement, “National Public Radio Purposes,” more than a half-century ago. He co-founded “All Things Considered,” its flagship show, and created the program that would eventually become “Fresh Air.”

He has also testified before Congress — the same body that is weighing a proposal, known as a rescission request, to strip more than $500 million in annual funding from public media. Voting on the cuts could happen as soon as Wednesday.

Over the course of three interviews, including one at his home near Philadelphia, Mr. Siemering, 91, said cutting that money would put a “unique, invaluable cultural resource” at risk.

“Imagine the silence without it,” he said.

Here is what else he said about the looming threats to a system he helped create. This is edited for length and clarity.

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