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Editor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38

NPR | By Elizabeth Blair

Published September 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM EDT

Rose Friedman, who shaped NPR's arts and culture coverage over the past 15 years, died Sept. 17 at age 38.

Elizabeth Blair