Ellen Weiss

Ellen Weiss
Born	(1959-01-30) January 30, 1959 (age 66) Westchester, New York
Alma mater	Smith College
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse	David Saperstein ​ (m. 1987)​

Ellen Weiss and the Scripps DC Investigative team at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards for their story “Under the Radar,” an investigative series exposing problems when convicted military sex offenders return to civilian life.

Ellen Weiss (born January 30, 1959) is an American journalist and four-time Peabody Award winner. She joined National Public Radio (NPR) in 1982, ^[1] eventually running the NPR News national desk ^[2] and serving as executive producer of the NPR News magazine All Things Considered . She was named NPR vice president for news in April 2007 and held that post until January 2011. She was executive editor at the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity ^[3] in 2013 she became Washington, D.C., bureau chief and vice-president for the E. W. Scripps Company. ^[4] In 2015, she won her fourth Peabody Award ^[5] for a story about soldiers discharged from the military for sexual crimes who evade registering as sex offenders after leaving the military. ^[6] Weiss currently serves as the vice president of the Fund for Investigative Journalism. ^[7]

She attended Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale, New York, and is a Smith College graduate. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Rabbi David Saperstein. They are the parents of musician Daniel Saperstein.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Ellen Weiss, NPR biography". NPR . April 9, 2007. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008.
2. Kennedy, George; Moen, Daryl R. (2007). What good is journalism?: how reporters and editors are saving America's way of life. University of Missouri Press. p.  42. ISBN   978-0-8262-1730-1.
3. Memmott, Mark (September 21, 2011). "Former NPR News Exec Ellen Weiss Takes Job At Center For Public Integrity". NPR .
4. "Ellen Weiss To Head Scripps DC News Bureau". TV News Check. January 18, 2013.
5. Micheli, Carolyn (April 20, 2015). "Scripps Washington Bureau wins Peabody Award for military sex offender series" (Press release). E. W. Scripps Company.
6. Weiss, Ellen (November 21, 2014). "Scripps uncovers flawed system for military sex offenders" (Press release). E. W. Scripps Company.
7. "Board of Directors".