NPR People : On-Air
The alphabetical list below includes some of the on-air staff and contributors to NPR-produced or distributed programming. If you do not see the name of the person you are looking for, he or she may be affiliated with your local local NPR station or another public radio organization.
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| Larry Abramson | Education Correspondent, National Desk |
| Noah Adams | Senior Correspondent, National Desk |
| Margot Adler | Host, Justice Talking; Correspondent, National Desk, NY |
| Amy Alexander | Commentator |
| Greg Allen | Correspondent, Miami |
| Marin Alsop | Commentator |
| Deborah Amos | Foreign Correspondent |
| Davar Iran Ardalan | Senior Supervisory Producer, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Chris Arnold | Correspondent, Boston |
| Elizabeth Arnold | Freelance Reporter |
| Tom Ashbrook | Host, On Point |
| Allison Aubrey | Reporter, Consumer Health, Science Desk |
| B | |
| Alisa Barba | Western Bureau Chief |
| Carlos Barrionuevo | Director of Business Development |
| Karen Grigsby Bates | Correspondent, Day to Day, Culver City, CA |
| Eleanor Beardsley | Correspondent, Paris |
| Jason Beaubien | Mexico City Correspondent |
| Geoffrey Bennett | Producer, News & Notes |
| Jenni Bergal | Supervising Senior Editor, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Howard Berkes | Correspondent, Rural Affairs, National Desk, Salt Lake City |
| Uri Berliner | Deputy Senior Editor, National Desk |
| Doug Berman | Executive Producer, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and Car Talk |
| David Bianculli | TV Critic and Guest Host, Fresh Air |
| Baxter Black | Commentator |
| Elizabeth Blair | Senior Producer/Reporter, Arts Information Unit |
| Claire Blaustein | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| Melissa Block | Host, All Things Considered |
| Jim Blum | DJ Host, WKSU |
| Bob Boilen | Host, All Songs Considered |
| Christian Bordal | Music Critic, Day to Day |
| Andy Borowitz | Commentator, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Andy Bowers | Senior Editor, Slate Magazine |
| Tom Bowman | Pentagon Reporter |
| Barbara Bradley Hagerty | Correspondent, Religion, National Desk |
| Jeff Brady | Reporter, National Desk |
| Madeleine Brand | Host, Day to Day |
| Peter Breslow | Supervising Senior Producer, Weekend Edition Saturday |
| Dee Dee Bridgewater | Host, JazzSet |
| Claude Brodesser-Akner | Host, The Business |
| Anthony Brooks | Substitute Host and Freelance Reporter |
| David Brooks | Commentator |
| David Brown | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| Paul Brown | Newscaster/Reporter |
| David Browne | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| John Burnett | Correspondent, National Desk, Austin |
| C | |
| Scott Cameron | Editor, Talk of the Nation |
| Carol A. Cartwright | President Emeritus, Kent State University |
| Alex Chadwick | Host, Day to Day |
| T. Susan Chang | Kitchen Window Contributor |
| Bill Chappell | Producer |
| Dan Charles | Contributing Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Alan Cheuse | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Farai Chideya | Host, News & Notes |
| Nicole Childers | Executive Producer, News & Notes |
| Robert Christgau | Music Reviewer, All Things Considered |
| Ted Clark | Supervising Senior Editor, Foreign Desk |
| Jean Cochran | Newscaster |
| Andrei Codrescu | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Alex Cohen | Reporter, Day to Day |
| Tom Cole | Editor, Arts and Information Unit |
| Korva Coleman | Newscaster |
| Neal Conan | Host, Talk of the Nation |
| Felix Contreras | Reporter/Producer, Arts Information Unit |
| Desiree Cooper | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Cheryl Corley | Reporter, National Desk, Chicago |
| Audie Cornish | Reporter, National Desk, Nashville |
| Maureen Corrigan | Book Critic, Fresh Air |
| Tony Cox | Alternate Host and Contributor, News & Notes |
| Walter Cronkite | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Ed Cullen | Commentator |
| D | |
| Adam Davidson | Correspondent, International Business and Economics |
| Dave Davies | Guest Host, Fresh Air |
| Annie Callaway Davis | Vice President for Development and Executive Director, NPR Foundation |
| Frank Deford | Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Amy Dickinson | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| E. J. Dionne | Commentator |
| Beth Donovan | Elections Editor |
| Dianna Douglas | Associate Producer, Morning Edition |
| Steve Drummond | Senior National Editor |
| Brian Duffy | Managing Editor, NPR News |
| David Dye | Host, World Café |
| Mandalit del Barco | Correspondent, National Desk, Culver City, CA |
| E | |
| Tim Eby | Radio Manager, The WOSU Stations |
| David Edelstein | Film Critic, Fresh Air |
| Dave Edwards | Director/General Manager, WUWM; Vice Chair of the Board, NPR |
| Jim Elder | Vice President for Finance and Administration; Chief Financial Officer; Treasurer |
| Debbie Elliott | Congressional Correspondent |
| Ron Elving | Supervising Senior Washington Editor |
| F | |
| Stefan Fatsis | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Susan Feeney | Senior Editor for Planning, All Things Considered |
| Gregory Feifer | Moscow Correspondent |
| John Feinstein | Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Pam Fessler | Correspondent, Homeland Security, Washington Desk |
| Ira Flatow | Host and Executive Producer, Talk of the Nation: Science Friday |
| Corey Flintoff | Correspondent, Foreign Desk |
| David Folkenflik | Correspondent, Media, Arts Information Unit |
| Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr | Producer/Editor, Arts and Information Unit |
| G | |
| Jacob Ganz | Assistant Producer |
| Lourdes Garcia-Navarro | Baghdad Bureau Chief, NPR News |
| David Gardner | Commentator |
| Bob Garfield | Co-Host, On the Media |
| Anne Garrels | Foreign Correspondent |
| Rob Gifford | Foreign Correspondent, London |
| Tom Gjelten | Correspondent |
| Brooke Gladstone | Co-Host and Managing Editor, On the Media |
| Mary Glendinning | NPR Librarian |
| Tom Goldman | Correspondent, Sports |
| Jessica Goldstein | Producer, Science Desk |
| Don Gonyea | Correspondent, White House, Washington Desk |
| Richard Gonzales | Correspondent, San Francisco, National Desk |
| Wade Goodwyn | Correspondent, National Desk, Dallas |
| Barry Gordemer | Producer/Director, Morning Edition |
| Rob Gordon | President & General Manager, WPLN |
| Linda Gradstein | Correspondent |
| Trey Graham | Producer, Digital Media |
| David Greene | Correspondent, White House, Washington Desk |
| Nell Greenfieldboyce | Reporter, Science Desk |
| Terry Gross | Host, Fresh Air |
| Vertamae Grosvenor | Correspondent, Culture, Arts Information Unit |
| Anya Grundmann | Senior Supervising Producer, NPR Music |
| Anne Gudenkauf | Senior Supervising Editor, Science Desk |
| Annabelle Gurwitch | Commentator, All Things Considered / Day to Day |
| H | |
| Dennis L. Haarsager | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
| Jon Hamilton | Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Keith Hammonds | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Sarah Handel | Associate Producer, Talk of the Nation |
| Scott Hanley | Director and General Manager, WDUQ |
| Liane Hansen | Host, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Barrie Hardymon | Associate Editor, Talk of the Nation |
| Richard Harris | Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Eduardo Hauser | Chief Executive Officer, DailyMe, Inc. |
| Anne Hawke | Producer, National Desk |
| John A. Herrmann Jr. | Vice Chairman of Lincoln International |
| Robin Hilton | Producer and Host, NPR Music |
| Maria Hinojosa | Host, Latino USA |
| Marc Hirsh | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| Adam Hochberg | Correspondent, National Desk, Raleigh, NC |
| Rusty Hodge | Groove Salad Taste of the Week |
| Miles Hoffman | Music Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Sharon Hoffman | Executive Producer, Bryant Park Project |
| Bob Holstein | Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer |
| Scott Horsley | Business Correspondent, San Diego |
| Rita Houston | DJ Host, WFUV |
| Tom Huizenga | Music Producer |
| Charlayne Hunter-Gault | Foreign Correspondent |
| I | |
| Steve Inskeep | Host, Morning Edition |
| Danyell Irby | Supervising Senior Producer |
| J | |
| Josh Jackson | DJ Host, WBGO |
| Kathleen Jackson | Vice President for Human Resources |
| Ina Jaffe | Correspondent, National Desk, Culver City, CA |
| Xeni Jardin | Technology Commentator, Day to Day |
| Loren Jenkins | Senior Foreign Editor |
| Rachel Jones | Reporter, Science Desk |
| Christopher Joyce | Correspondent, Science Desk |
| K | |
| Ashley Kahn | Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Carrie Kahn | Reporter, National Desk, Culver City, CA |
| Rick Karr | Contributing Correspondent |
| Carl Kasell | Newscaster; Judge, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! |
| Martin Kaste | Reporter, National Desk, Seattle |
| Michael Katzif | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| Michele Kelemen | Correspondent, Diplomacy, Foreign Desk |
| Mary Louise Kelly | Correspondent, Intelligence, Foreign Desk |
| Cinny Kennard | General Manager, NPR West |
| Peter Kenyon | Foreign Correspondent, Cairo |
| David Kestenbaum | Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Allison Keyes | Reporter, National Desk |
| The Kitchen Sisters | Producers |
| Kevin Kling | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Kevin Klose | President |
| Bruce Kluger | Commentators, All Things Considered |
| Richard Knox | Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Ted Koppel | Senior News Analyst |
| Elaine Korry | Contributor, San Francisco |
| Robert Krulwich | Correspondent |
| Anthony Kuhn | Foreign Correspondent, Beijing |
| Linda Kulman | Books Contributor |
| L | |
| Andrew Lam | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Frank Langfitt | Correspondent, Labor and the Workplace, Business Desk |
| Michael Lazar | President and General Manager, Capital Public Radio |
| Chris Lehmann | NPR.org Contributor |
| BJ Leiderman | Freelance Theme Composer |
| Ketzel Levine | Senior Correspondent, Morning Edition |
| Libby Lewis | Reporter, National Desk |
| Russell Lewis | Southern Bureau Chief |
| Mara Liasson | Correspondent, National Politics, Washington Desk |
| Louisa Lim | Shanghai Correspondent |
| Martha Little | Editor, Day to Day |
| Bill Littlefield | Host, Only A Game |
| Peter Loewenstein | Vice President for Distribution |
| Lyle Logan | Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company |
| Kathy Lohr | Correspondent, National Desk, Atlanta |
| Laura Lorson | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Jennifer Ludden | Correspondent, National Desk |
| Jacki Lyden | Senior Correspondent and Alternate Host |
| M | |
| Tom and Ray Magliozzi | Hosts, Car Talk |
| Kee Malesky | NPR Librarian |
| Tom Manoff | Freelance Classical Music Critic, All Things Considered |
| Claudia Marshall | DJ Host, WFUV |
| Nancy Marshall-Genzer | Assistant Producer, Newscast Unit |
| Michel Martin | Host, Tell Me More |
| Rachel Martin | Newscaster, Bryant Park Project |
| Matt Martinez | Supervising Senior Producer |
| Kim Masters | Correspondent, Arts Information Unit |
| Dave Mattingly | Producer, Newscaster |
| Brini Maxwell | Brini Maxwell’s Hints for Gracious Living |
| Petra Mayer | Associate Producer, All Things Considered |
| Julie McCarthy | Foreign Correspondent, South America |
| John McChesney | Senior Correspondent, San Francisco |
| Ellen McDonnell | Director, Morning Programming |
| Marian McPartland | Host, Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz |
| Milo Miles | World Music Critic, Fresh Air |
| Doug Mitchell | Project Manager, Next Generation Radio |
| Bob Mondello | Film Critic, Arts Information Unit |
| Renee Montagne | Host, Morning Edition, Culver City, CA |
| Tom Moon | Music Reviewer |
| Patt Morrison | Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Judy Muller | Commentator, Morning Edition |
| John Murph | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| N | |
| Brian Naylor | Correspondent, Capitol Hill, Washington Desk |
| Lynn Neary | Correspondent, Arts Information Unit |
| Joe Neel | NPR Deputy Senior Supervising Editor |
| Patti Neighmond | Correspondent, Health Policy, Science Desk |
| Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson | Foreign Correspondent, Afghanistan |
| Marie Nelson | Executive Producer, Tell Me More |
| Kate Nelson | Commentator, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| John Nielsen | Correspondent, Environment, Science Desk |
| Eric Niiler | Freelance Reporter |
| Jackie Nixon | Director, Audience Insight and Research |
| Michele Norris | Host, All Things Considered |
| Jackie Northam | Correspondent, National Security, Foreign Desk |
| Christabel Nsiah-Buadi | Senior Supervising Producer, News & Notes |
| Geoff Nunberg | Linguist/Commentator, Fresh Air |
| Eric Nuzum | Director of Programming and Acquisitions |
| O | |
| Vicky O'Hara | Correspondent, National Security, Foreign Desk |
| Christopher O'Riley | Host, From the Top |
| Kyle Orland | Press Start |
| Peter Overby | Correspondent, Power, Money and Influence, Washington Desk |
| P | |
| Joe Palca | Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Nancy Pearl | Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Greg Peppers | Executive Producer, NPR Newscasts |
| Mike Pesca | Reporter, National Desk |
| Daniel Pinkwater | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Sylvia Poggioli | Senior European Correspondent, Foreign Desk |
| Christopher Porter | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| John Powers | Pop Culture Critic, Fresh Air |
| Mitch Praver | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Steve Proffitt | Senior Producer, Day to Day |
| Q | |
| Ofeibea Quist-Arcton | Foreign Correspondent, Dakar |
| R | |
| Ron Rapoport | Commentator, Weekend Edition Saturday |
| Nora Raum | Newscaster |
| Guy Raz | Defense Correspondent |
| Philip Reeves | Foreign Correspondent, New Delhi |
| Tom Regan | News Blogger |
| Dana Davis Rehm | Senior Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships |
| Diane Rehm | Host, The Diane Rehm Show |
| Alison Richards | Deputy Supervising Senior Editor/Correspondent, Science Desk |
| John Richards | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| John Ridley | Blogger and Morning Edition commentator |
| Mike Riksen | Vice President for Government Relations |
| Fiona Ritchie | Host, The Thistle & Shamrock |
| Ted Robbins | Correspondent, National Desk, Tucson |
| Cokie Roberts | Contributing Senior News Analyst |
| Diane Roberts | Commentator, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Rebecca Roberts | Substitute Host |
| Ellen Rocco | Station Manager, North Country Public Radio |
| Julie Rovner | Correspondent, Health Policy, Science Desk |
| Ken Rudin | Political Editor, Washington Desk |
| S | |
| Rob Sachs | Host, What Would Rob Do? |
| Peter Sagal | Host, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! |
| Claudio Sanchez | Correspondent, Education, National Desk |
| Kathleen Schalch | Reporter, National Desk |
| Didrik Schanche | Foreign Desk Editor |
| David Schaper | Reporter, Chicago Bureau |
| Daniel Schorr | Senior News Analyst |
| Lloyd Schwartz | Classical Music Critic, Fresh Air |
| Bruce Scott | Supervising Producer, NPR Music Unit |
| Andrea Seabrook | Weekend Host, All Things Considered |
| Ari Shapiro | Justice Correspondent, Washington Desk |
| Joseph Shapiro | Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Lawrence Sheets | Contributor |
| Alicia C. Shepard | Ombudsman |
| Elizabeth Shogren | Reporter, National Desk |
| Will Shortz | Puzzlemaster, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Mike Shuster | Correspondent, Diplomacy, Foreign Desk, Culver City, CA |
| Robert Siegel | Host, All Things Considered |
| Leroy Sievers | Blogger, Podcaster, Commentator |
| Joanne Silberner | Correspondent, Health Policy, Science Desk |
| Nikki Silva | Producer, The Kitchen Sisters |
| Lisa Simeone | Host, World of Opera |
| Scott Simon | Host, Weekend Edition Saturday |
| Lakshmi Singh | Newscaster |
| Michelle Singletary | Commentator, Day to Day |
| David Slavin | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Margaret Low Smith | Vice President for Programming |
| Greg Smith | Theme Composer |
| Robert Smith | Correspondent, National Desk, New York |
| Tovia Smith | Correspondent, National Desk, Boston |
| Giles Snyder | Newscaster |
| Hannah Sommers | Broadcast Librarian, NPR News |
| Jack Speer | Newscaster |
| Alix Spiegel | Reporter, National Desk |
| Andi Sporkin | Vice President for Communications |
| Susan Stamberg | Special Correspondent, Morning Edition |
| John Stark | General Manager, KNAU-FM |
| Mike Starling | CTO, Executive Director, NPR Labs |
| Frank Stasio | Freelance Producer/Reporter |
| Shay Stevens | Newscaster |
| Howard H. Stevenson | Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean, Director of HBS Publishing; Chair of the Board, NPR |
| Alison Stewart | Host |
| Allison L. Stewart | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| Susan Stone | Contributing Reporter/Producer |
| Laura Sullivan | Correspondent, National Desk |
| Michael Sullivan | Senior Asia Correspondent |
| JJ Sutherland | Producer |
| Walt Swanston | Director of Diversity Management |
| Laura Sydell | Correspondent, Arts Information Unit |
| T | |
| Cara Tallo | Overnight Supervisory Producer, Morning Edition |
| Jamie Tarabay | Correspondent, National Desk |
| Frank Tavares | Freelance Funding Credits Announcer |
| Ann Taylor | Newscaster |
| Dina Temple-Raston | FBI Correspondent |
| Gwen Thompkins | East Africa Correspondent |
| Stephen Thompson | Music Reviewer/Producer |
| Nina Totenberg | Correspondent, Legal Affairs, Washington Desk |
| Michelle Trudeau | Contributing Correspondent |
| Ken Tucker | Pop Music Critic, Fresh Air |
| Kenneth Turan | Freelance Film Critic, Morning Edition |
| U | |
| Neda Ulaby | Reporter, Arts Information Unit |
| Brian Unger | Commentator, Day to Day |
| JoAnn Urofsky | General Manager and Associate Vice President for University Advancement, WUSF Public Broadcasting |
| V | |
| Vikki Valentine | Digital Media Producer, Science Desk |
| Carol Van Dam | Newscaster |
| Mark Vogelzang | President and General Manager, Vermont Public Radio |
| Nick van der Kolk | Love & Radio |
| W | |
| Tracy Wahl | Supervising Producer, Morning Edition |
| Benjamen Walker | Benjamen Walker's Theory Of Everything |
| Andrew Wallenstein | Commentator, Day to Day |
| Oliver Wang | Music Reviewer |
| Ed Ward | Rock Music Commentator, Fresh Air |
| Bruce Warren | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| Carol Wasserman | Commentator |
| Cheryl Waters | Pop Sessions Contributor |
| Ivan Watson | Foreign Correspondent, Istanbul |
| Ellen Weiss | Ellen Weiss, Vice President for News |
| David Welna | Correspondent, Capitol Hill, Washington Desk |
| Stephanie Wendt | Host, Sacred Classics |
| Linda Wertheimer | Senior National Correspondent |
| Mimi Wesson | Commentator, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Eric Westervelt | Correspondent, Foreign Desk |
| Ned Wharton | Senior Producer and Music Director, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Bailey White | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Kevin Whitehead | Jazz Critic, Fresh Air |
| Juan Williams | News Analyst |
| Brenda Wilson | Correspondent/Editor, Science Desk |
| Nancy Wilson | Host, Jazz Profiles |
| Craig Windham | Newscaster |
| Alice Winkler | Producer, All Things Considered |
| Bonny Wolf | Commentator, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Y | |
| John Ydstie | Correspondent/Host |
| Kathryn Yu | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| Z | |
| Jim Zarroli | Reporter, Business, New York |
| Daniel Zwerdling | Correspondent, National Desk |
| Lizzie Skurnick | Book Critic |
| Laurel Maury | Book Critic |
| Antoine W. van Agtmael | Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Emerging Markets Management, LLP |
| Jessa Crispin | Book Critic |
| Dick Meyer | Editorial Director, NPR Digital Media |
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