Kristin Wright
Editor, Newscasts
Kristin Wright is an editor of NPR's Morning Edition Newscasts and a substitute Newscast anchor.
Before joining NPR, Wright was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at WRC, NBC's local TV station in Washington, D.C.. She reported extensively on the murder of a missing teacher and the recovery of a survivor wounded in the Las Vegas Strip mass shooting. Wright also reported on a series of racist incidents at American University and the opening of the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
Wright was previously an anchor and reporter at WTVT in Tampa, Fla. She reported on the killing of Trayvon Martin, the Casey Anthony trial, and a massive deadly sinkhole. She also covered tropical weather, Tampa Bay Rays fans in the 2008 World Series, and hosted cooking and couponing segments.
On Capitol Hill, Wright served as a freelance correspondent for the Cox Washington Bureau providing live political reports for local TV stations around the country. She was also a freelance anchor at WTOP-FM.
Wright was recognized with an Emmy award for reporting. She also received a Salute to Excellence award in reporting from the National Association of Black Journalists and Best Feature from the Associated Press.
Wright is currently earning a Master of Studies in Law from The George Washington University Law School. She holds a Bachelor of Political Science degree from University of Michigan, where she wrote for the student newspaper, The Daily.
