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 | Correspondent, National Desk, New York |
| Greg Allen | Correspondent, Miami |
| Marin Alsop | Commentator |
| Deborah Amos | Foreign Correspondent |
| Davar Iran Ardalan | Senior Supervisory Producer, Weekend Morning Programming |
| 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 | Senior Director of Business Development |
| Steven Bass | President & CEO, Oregon Public Broadcasting |
| Karen Grigsby Bates | Correspondent, Culver City, CA |
| Eleanor Beardsley | Correspondent, Paris |
| Jason Beaubien | Mexico City Correspondent |
| Jenni Bergal | Senior Supervising Editor, Weekend Morning Programming |
| 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 |
| Alex Blumberg | Contributing Editor, Planet Money |
| Bob Boilen | Host, All Songs Considered |
| Andy Borowitz | Commentator, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Tom Bowman | Pentagon Reporter |
| Barbara Bradley Hagerty | Correspondent, Religion, National Desk |
| Jeff Brady | Reporter, National Desk |
| Peter Breslow | Supervising Senior Producer, Weekend Edition Saturday |
| Dee Dee Bridgewater | Host, JazzSet |
| Joshua Brockman | Producer, Digital News |
| Anthony Brooks | Substitute Host and Freelance Reporter |
| David Brooks | Commentator |
| David Brown | Producer and Host, KUT |
| Paul Brown | Newscaster/Reporter |
| David Browne | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| Carrie Brownstein | Blogger, NPR Music's "Monitor Mix" |
| John Burnett | Correspondent, National Desk, Austin |
| C | |
| Scott Cameron | Editor, Talk of the Nation |
| Carol A. Cartwright | President, Bowling Green State University |
| T. Susan Chang | Kitchen Window Contributor |
| Bill Chappell | Producer |
| Dan Charles | Contributing Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Alan Cheuse | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Robert Christgau | Music Reviewer, All Things Considered |
| Ted Clark | Supervising Senior Editor, Foreign Desk |
| Jean Cochran | Newscaster |
| Andrei Codrescu | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Tom Cole | Editor, Arts and Information Unit |
| Korva Coleman | Newscaster |
| Neal Conan | Host, Talk of the Nation |
| Kate Concannon | Western Bureau Chief |
| Felix Contreras | Reporter/Producer, Arts Information Unit |
| Desiree Cooper | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Cheryl Corley | Reporter, National Desk, Chicago |
| Audie Cornish | Reporter, National Desk |
| Maureen Corrigan | Book Critic, Fresh Air |
| Ed Cullen | Commentator |
| D | |
| Adam Davidson | Correspondent, International Business and Economics |
| Dave Davies | Guest Host, Fresh Air |
| Jason DeRose | Supervising Editor, Economic Training Project |
| Debra Delman | Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations and Finance |
| Frank Deford | Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Amy Dickinson | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| E. J. Dionne | Commentator |
| Beth Donovan | Elections Editor |
| Dianna Douglas | Associate Producer, National Desk |
| 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 |
| John Feinstein | Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Pam Fessler | Correspondent, Poverty and Philanthropy, 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 |
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| Lourdes Garcia-Navarro | Foreign Correspondent, Jerusalem |
| David Gardner | Commentator |
| Bob Garfield | Co-Host, On the Media |
| Anne Garrels | Senior Foreign Correspondent |
| Marilyn Geewax | Senior Business Editor, National Desk |
| 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 |
| Trey Graham | Editor, Digital Media |
| David Greene | Correspondent, New York |
| Nell Greenfieldboyce | Reporter, Science Desk |
| Larry Groce | Host, Mountain Stage |
| Terry Gross | Host, Fresh Air |
| Vertamae Grosvenor | Correspondent, Culture, Arts Information Unit |
| Anya Grundmann | Executive Producer, NPR Music |
| Anne Gudenkauf | Senior Supervising Editor, Science Desk |
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| Dennis L. Haarsager | Senior Vice President for System Resources and Technology |
| 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 | Editor, Morning Edition |
| 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 |
| Miles Hoffman | Music Commentator, Morning Edition |
| Scott Horsley | White House Correspondent |
| 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 | Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Diversity |
| Ina Jaffe | Correspondent, National Desk, Culver City, CA |
| Frank James | Reporter, The Two-Way |
| 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 | Senior Defense Correspondent, National Desk |
| Peter Kenyon | Foreign Correspondent, Cairo |
| David Kestenbaum | Correspondent |
| Allison Keyes | Reporter, National Desk |
| The Kitchen Sisters | Producers |
| Kevin Kling | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Bruce Kluger | Commentators, All Things Considered |
| Richard Knox | Correspondent, Science Desk |
| Ted Koppel | NPR 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 |
| David "Quil" Lawrence | Baghdad Bureau Chief |
| Michael Lazar | President and General Manager, Capital Public Radio |
| Chris Lehmann | NPR.org Contributor |
| BJ Leiderman | Freelance Theme Composer |
| Russell Lewis | Southern Bureau Chief |
| Mara Liasson | Correspondent, National Politics, Washington Desk |
| Louisa Lim | Shanghai Correspondent |
| 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 | Substitute Program Host |
| M | |
| Joyce MacDonald | Vice President for Member and Program Services |
| 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 |
| Dave Mattingly | Producer, Newscaster |
| Petra Mayer | Associate Producer, All Things Considered |
| Julie McCarthy | Foreign Correspondent, Pakistan |
| Ellen McDonnell | Director, Morning Programming |
| Marian McPartland | Host, Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz |
| Jon McTaggart | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, American Public Media Group and Minnesota Public Radio |
| Mark Memmott | Correspondent, The Two Way |
| Dick Meyer | Editorial Director, NPR Digital Media |
| Milo Miles | World Music Critic, Fresh Air |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Eric Niiler | Freelance Reporter |
| Yuki Noguchi | Correspondent, National Desk |
| Michele Norris | Host, All Things Considered |
| Jackie Northam | Correspondent, National Security, Foreign Desk |
| Geoff Nunberg | Linguist/Commentator, Fresh Air |
| Eric Nuzum | Director of Programming and Acquisitions |
| O | |
| Christopher O'Riley | Host, From the Top |
| 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 |
| Marisa Peñaloza | Producer, National Desk |
| Daniel Pinkwater | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Sylvia Poggioli | Senior European Correspondent, Foreign Desk |
| John Poole | Video Producer |
| Christopher Porter | Music Reviewer, NPR.org |
| John Powers | Pop Culture Critic, Fresh Air |
| 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 |
| Dana Davis Rehm | Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications, and External Relations |
| 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 Policy and Representation |
| Fiona Ritchie | Host, The Thistle & Shamrock |
| Marita Rivero | Vice President and General Manager for Radio and Television, WGBH |
| 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 |
| Roger Sarow | President and General Manager, WFAE – Charlotte, NC |
| Didrik Schanche | Foreign Desk Editor |
| David Schaper | Reporter, Chicago Bureau |
| Vivian Schiller | President and CEO |
| Daniel Schorr | Senior News Analyst |
| Lloyd Schwartz | Classical Music Critic, Fresh Air |
| Bruce Scott | Supervising Producer, NPR Music Unit |
| Andrea Seabrook | Congressional Correspondent |
| 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 |
| Madhulika Sikka | Executive Producer, Morning Edition |
| 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 |
| David Slavin | Commentator, All Things Considered |
| Joyce Slocum | Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, and General Counsel |
| 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 |
| Jerome Socolovsky | Foreign Correspondent, Madrid |
| Hannah Sommers | Broadcast Librarian, NPR News |
| Jack Speer | Newscaster |
| Alix Spiegel | Reporter, National Desk |
| Susan Stamberg | Special Correspondent, Morning Edition |
| John Stark | General Manager, KNAU-FM |
| Mike Starling | Vice President; Chief Technology Officer; Executive Director, NPR Labs |
| Frank Stasio | Freelance Producer/Reporter |
| Shay Stevens | Newscaster |
| Howard H. Stevenson | Baker Foundation Professor and the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School; 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 | Pentagon Reporter |
| Laura Sydell | Correspondent, Arts Information Unit |
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| Cara Tallo | Overnight Supervisory Producer, Morning Edition |
| Jamie Tarabay | Correspondent, National Desk |
| Frank Tavares | Freelance Funding Credits Announcer |
| Ann Taylor | Newscaster |
| Dina Temple-Raston | Counterterrorism 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 |
| JoAnn Urofsky | General Manager and Associate Vice President for University Advancement, WUSF Public Broadcasting |
| V | |
| Vikki Valentine | Digital Media Producer, Science Desk |
| Mark Vogelzang | Interim Vice President, Development |
| W | |
| Tracy Wahl | Supervising Producer, Morning Edition |
| 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 |
| Linton Weeks | National Correspondent, NPR Digital News |
| Ellen Weiss | Senior Vice President for News |
| David Welna | Correspondent, Capitol Hill, Washington Desk |
| Linda Wertheimer | Senior National Correspondent |
| Mimi Wesson | Commentator, Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Eric Westervelt | European 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 |
| Kinsey Wilson | Senior Vice President and General Manager, NPR Digital Media |
| 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 |
| X | |
| Doualy Xaykaothao | Reporter/Producer, Seoul |
| 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 |
| John McAlley | Book Critic and Editor |
| Jessa Crispin | Book Critic |
| Antoine W. van Agtmael | Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Emerging Markets Management, LLP |
| Oscar Villalon | Book Critic |
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