Madhulika Sikka

Madhulika Sikka is Executive Producer of NPR's Morning Edition, public radio's most-listened-to program. Ms. Sikka, an award-winning news producer, joined NPR in 2006 as supervising senior producer of Morning Edition and was promoted to deputy executive producer in 2008.

Prior to her arrival at NPR, Ms. Sikka worked for ABC News's Nightline, where she was a senior producer responsible for all aspects of the daily news broadcast, including editorial decisions and production. She joined Nightline in 1992 as a researcher and was promoted to producer. Prior to joining ABC News, she was a producer with World Monitor Television, CBS News and NBC News.

Ms. Sikka is the recipient of four Emmys, two duPont awards, a Barone award, two Peabodys, three SAJA Awards and an NABJ Award. She was also the recipient of the India Abroad Publisher's Award for Special Excellence 2009.

Under her direction are the dedicated journalists and staff of a program that draws an audience of more than 13 million listeners each week — listeners who loyally tune to the program for global news, commentary and arts coverage. One of the most respected newsmagazines in the world, Morning Edition airs Monday through Friday on more than 650 public radio stations across the United States.

Ms. Sikka received a BA from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies and an M.Phil in Economics and Politics of Development from Cambridge University. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.