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    How You Think NPR Reporters Look Vs. How They Actually Do

    Radio is theater of the mind, right?

    Jen Winston
    by Jen Winston

    BuzzFeed Creative

    Imagined Larry Mantle

    Via latimesblogs.latimes.com

    Actual Larry Mantle

    Via orangejuiceblog.com

    Imagined Lakshmee Sang

    Via scrapetv.com

    Actual Lakshmi Singh

    Via publicbroadcasting.net

    Hear here.

    Imagined Ari Shapiro

    Via healthyceleb.com

    Actual Ari Shapiro

    Via npr.org

    Hear here.

    Imagined Steve Chiatakiss

    Via spykids.wikia.com

    Actual Steve Chiotakis

    Via Facebook: thisisnpr

    Hear here.

    Imagined Audie Cornish

    Actual Audie Cornish

    Hear here.

    Imagined Steve Inskeep

    Actual Steve Inskeep

    Hear here.

    Imagined Terry Gross

    Actual Terry Gross

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    Imagined Alex Cohen

    Actual Alex Cohen

    Hear here.

    Imagined Ira Glass

    Actual Ira Glass

    Hear here.