Find Your NPR Name Game

[Maurice]

I'd be Mauprice Fox Glacier.

 

[Darth Duck]

Kemnneth Lauterbrunnen.

 

[marillion]

Having been an employee at an NPR station, I'm a bit ahead of the game, but here goes... Djan Tulum

 

[J.T.B.]

I kind of agree with the G-man, most of the reporters have fairly un-remarkable names, but there are some exceptions. Doualy Xaykaothao, for one, which is great fun to say. Years back the credits for "All Things Consdered" (I think) always mentioned the alliterative duo Laura Lorson and Sarah Sarasohn.

As for hyphenates, there's an Oregon public radio reporter who gets stories on NPR from time to time whose name (and the way he says it) have always stuck with me: Kristian Foden-Vencil.

Best sign-off: "Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Dakaaar!"

 

[the G-man]

I have no idea what NPR is, but I'm always up for a game.

Have you ever seen the Schweddy Balls skit on SNL? That's a close approximation. It's public radio, notoriously popular among white liberal yuppies. And I say that as lovingly as possible.

My only quibble with your description would be that "yuppie" implies the listeners are reasonably young. Most NPR listeners I've known tend to be middle aged or even older.

 

[Spot's Meow]

I have no idea what NPR is, but I'm always up for a game.

Have you ever seen the Schweddy Balls skit on SNL? That's a close approximation. It's public radio, notoriously popular among white liberal yuppies. And I say that as lovingly as possible.

My only quibble with your description would be that "yuppie" implies the listeners are reasonably young. Most NPR listeners I've known tend to be middle aged or even older.

That is very interesting, because I associate the term "yuppie" more closely with middle aged and older folks! Younger people aren't well off enough to be yuppies yet.

 

[the G-man]

The term "yuppie" was originally coined to mean "young urban professional." It referred to people in their 20s and early 30s who were upwardly mobile, often had dual incomes and typically no kids at the time. The originally 80s yuppies were baby boomers and as the boomers have aged I think some people have kept calling them yuppies even though they are often eligible for AARP now.