Peter Overby
Correspondent, Power, Money and Influence, Washington Desk
Peter Overby has been taking NPR listeners behind the scenes of American politics, where the money is raised and deals are made, since 1994.
In 2002, he received an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Silver Baton, one of the highest honors in broadcast news, for reporting that "set the bar for stories about money, power and political influence." NPR listeners react strongly to pieces that examine backroom political influence and the role of money. One listener scolded Morning Edition, "You really don't have to air every story submitted by Peter Overby." But another wrote that these pieces "should be required listening for everyone in America."
Overby previously was senior editor at Common Cause Magazine, sharing an Investigative Reporters and Editors award for an extensive probe of "soft money" donors in the first Bush administration. Earlier, he reported for daily newspapers in northern Virginia and New Jersey.
He frequently speaks at conferences on politics and political coverage. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, including Reader's Digest, Utne Reader, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Monthly. He is a Washington-area native and a graduate of Boston University.
