Letters from Listeners

By Alex Chadwick

Published December 19, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Guest host Alex Chadwick reads from listener comments.

Alex Chadwick

For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.

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