Robert Craig Windham (June 20, 1949 – February 28, 2016) was an American radio journalist and duty reporter for National Public Radio. He was the anchor of NPR's weekday morning newscast, and before that the anchor of NPR's weekend afternoon newscast. Life Windham was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from St. Albans School, and the College of William and Mary, in 1971. He joined NPR in 1995. Prior to working for NPR, Windham was a Washington correspondent for RKO Radio Network. He went on to earn a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in counseling from the George Washington University. Windham was a licensed clinical professional counselor and worked with adolescents. His dissertation and research focused on the use of social media and online communication by teenagers. Death Windham died on February 28, 2016, from a pulmonary embolism. He was 66. References American radio journalists American talk radio hosts George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development alumni College of William & Mary alumni NPR personalities Radio personalities from Washington, D.C. Journalists from Washington, D.C. Deaths from pulmonary embolism 1949 births 2016 deaths St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni 20th-century American journalists American male journalists