News National 'The Star-Spangled Banner' Needs Protection NPR Published September 13, 2007 at 10:00 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:00 "Anthem abuse" is the charge in Patt Morrison's piece in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday. The columnist, and KPCC radio host, pleads for Americans to stop butchering their national song. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.