"I can't begin to list them all, but I do need to thank the crew that held the ring with me these last few hard months. Tinbete Ermyas, Libby Franklin, Monica Bushman, Laura Lee, A.D. Quig, Jessica Reedy, Priska Neely, our editor Sarah Handel, director Gwen Outen, senior producer Scott Cameron, senior supervising producer Carline Watson. And we do not get on or off the air without our techs."
"There have been only two executive producers in my time on the show. So let me thank Leith Bishop, wherever she maybe, and especially Sue Goodwin. On this program and others, she and I have worked together for many, many years. She, more than any other person, can claim credit for our successes. I will miss her dearly. I need to thank the bosses who decided to start this show and to sustain it over more than two decades."
Neal Conan concluded a 36-year career at NPR and ended Talk of the Nation after 21 years. Neal Conan thanked predecessors John Hockenberry, Ray Suarez, Juan Williams and many substitutes. Neal Conan acknowledged dozens of staff members and named producers, editors, directors, and technical staff who kept the program running. Neal Conan singled out executive producers Leith Bishop and Sue Goodwin, praising Goodwin's role in the program's successes. Neal Conan thanked NPR bosses and member stations, noting more than 400 carried the program and more than 3.6 million listeners. Neal Conan expressed personal gratitude and said he will miss colleagues.
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