Making the change to complete darkness as an adult is a relatively easy process that mainly involves figuring out how to make the bedroom dark. The process isnât always so easy for children, especially for children who are used to a night light or who have a fear of the dark. With all the research showing the importance of night time darkness, I felt strongly that this was something I wanted my kids to do.
The Takeawayâs Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich will host as WNYC searches for Hockenberryâs replacement. Hockenberryâs final broadcasts will air the week of Aug. 7. Hockenberry spent 12 years as an NPR correspondent starting in 1980. He also reported for NBC News and ABC News before joining WNYC in 2007.
Dave Garroway (1952 to 1961) Dave Garroway was the original host of  The Today Show in 1952. The New York native was a page at NBC, working his way up through a series of positions at television and radio stations across the country. He became known as the Roving Announcer, always able to find a story.