Ari Shapiro, one of the core voices of NPR, will depart the network in late September, the latest major exit from the outlet since Congress stripped federal funding for public broadcasters.

In a Tuesday morning memo to staffers, NPR news chief Edith Chapin announced that Shapiro will host his final edition of “All Things Considered” on September 26 — around the time he celebrates the 10-year mark hosting the flagship daily afternoon news program.

“Several months ago,” Chapin wrote, “Ari came to us to say that the milestone was an amazing capstone to his career here, and it felt like the right time for him to try something new.”

In a Substack post , Shapiro wrote that his departure after 25 years at NPR “has nothing to do with the challenges facing public radio, the news media, or th

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