Scott Horsley

Last updated

Scott Horsley is an American radio journalist. He is the Chief Economics Correspondent for National Public Radio. [1]

Contents

Early life, family and education

Horsley was raised in Denver, Colorado, graduating from its Manual High School. [2] [3] He earned a bachelor's degree at Harvard University, then an MBA at San Diego State University. [4] [5]

Career

Horsley began his career in 1987 as a production assistant, cutting tape overnight for NPR's Morning Edition news radio program. [5] He worked at public radio stations KPBS-FM in San Diego, California, [6] covering business and economic issues; and at WUSF in Tampa, Florida, WKXL in Concord, New Hampshire as well as another commercial radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, and Concord, New Hampshire. [1]

Horsley joined National Public Radio in 2001. [7] He covered presidential campaigns of John Kerry, [4] John McCain and Mitt Romney. [6] Moving back to Washington, DC, he covered the White House for NPR during the US Presidencies of Barack Obama [4] and Donald Trump. [1]

Honors and awards

Personal life

Horsley resides in Washington, D.C. [1] As of 2019, he had a dog, Rosie. [5]

Related Research Articles

The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in the public service and is considered one of the most prestigious awards in journalism. The awards were established in 1942 and administered until 1967 by Washington and Lee University's O. W. Riegel, Curator and Head of the Department of Journalism and Communications. Since 1968 they have been administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, and are considered by some to be the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, another program administered by Columbia University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Hickenlooper</span> American politician (born 1952)

John Wright Hickenlooper, Jr. is an American politician, geologist, and businessman serving as the junior United States senator from Colorado since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019 and as the 43rd mayor of Denver from 2003 to 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michel Martin</span> American journalist

Michel McQueen Martin is an American journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio and WNET. After ten years in print journalism, Martin has become best known for her radio and television news broadcasting on national topics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Hampshire Public Radio</span> Public radio network in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) is the National Public Radio member network serving the state of New Hampshire. NHPR is based in Concord and operates eight transmitters and six translators covering nearly the whole state, as well as portions of Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. The network airs NPR news and talk shows on weekdays and a mix of cultural and music programs on weekends.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Tipton</span> American politician (born 1956)

Scott Randall Tipton is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. A Republican, he was previously a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. Tipton was first elected to the House in November 2010 when he defeated three-term Democratic incumbent John Salazar, and he was re-elected four times. In 2020, he lost renomination to Republican primary challenger Lauren Boebert in what was considered a major upset.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ari Shapiro</span> American radio broadcaster (born 1978)

Ari Michael Shapiro is an American radio journalist. In September 2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on National Public Radio's flagship drive-time program All Things Considered. He previously served as White House correspondent and international correspondent based in London for NPR.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manual High School (Colorado)</span> Public high school in Denver, Colorado, United States

Manual High School is located in the Whittier neighborhood on the east side of Denver, Colorado, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Bennet</span> American attorney and politician (born 1964)

Michael Farrand Bennet is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the seat when Senator Ken Salazar became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet previously worked as a managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company, chief of staff to Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, and superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James O'Keefe</span> American conservative filmmaker

James Edward O'Keefe III is an American political activist who founded Project Veritas, a far-right activist group that uses deceptively edited videos and information gathering techniques to attack mainstream media organizations and progressive groups. Both O'Keefe and Project Veritas have produced secretly recorded undercover audio and video encounters in academic, governmental, and social service organizations, purporting to show abusive or illegal behavior by representatives of those organizations; the recordings are often selectively edited to misrepresent the context of the conversations and the subjects' responses. O'Keefe served as chairman until he was fired from the organization in February 2023.

Thomas Eugene Costello is an American journalist and Senior Correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C. His reports appear across NBC News platforms, including online, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, and CNBC. His portfolio of coverage includes aviation and transportation, NASA, consumer and regulatory issues, business, and economics. He also serves as a substitute anchor on NBC News Now, the network's streaming platform.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cory Gardner</span> American politician and attorney (born 1974)

Cory Scott Gardner is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Scully</span> American broadcast journalist

Steven L. Scully is an American broadcast journalist. He is the host of "The Briefing with Steve Scully" on SiriusXM POTUS 124 and contributor to Hill.com & Senior Vice President at the Bipartisan Policy Center. In July 2024 he was named a Senior Fellow at the University of California (USC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism - Center on Communications Leadership and Policy. He is the former C-SPAN Political Editor, as well as former host and producer for its morning call-in show Washington Journal, "Washington Today" on C-SPAN Radio and The Weekly, C-SPAN's podcast. Scully served on the board of the White House Correspondents Association for nine years, including as president from 2006 to 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Sununu</span> Governor of New Hampshire since 2017

Christopher Thomas Sununu is an American politician and engineer who has served since 2017 as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City and Regional Magazine Association</span> American nonprofit organization

The City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1978 that facilitates professional development and training for member magazines and methods for exchanging information and ideas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manu Raju</span> American journalist

Manu Raju is an American journalist who serves as the chief congressional correspondent at the news network CNN, covering the United States Congress and campaign politics. He is also anchor of the Sunday edition of CNN's Inside Politics with Manu Raju. Raju previously reported for Politico as a senior Capitol Hill correspondent and for other D.C. news outlets as well.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaitlan Collins</span> American journalist (born 1992)

Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist who is a news anchor on CNN. She is the former co-anchor of CNN This Morning. She has hosted The Source at 9 p.m. since July 2023. She also served as the network's Chief White House Correspondent from January 2021 until November 2022. Previously, she was the White House correspondent for the website The Daily Caller.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott W. Murray</span> American attorney (born 1954)

Scott Walter Murray is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire from 2018 to 2021. Prior to assuming his current role, he was the Merrimack County Attorney in New Hampshire. From 1983 to 2011, Murray served as the chief prosecutor for the city of Concord, New Hampshire. Murray was confirmed to be a U.S. Attorney on February 15, 2018, and sworn into office on March 5, 2018. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign. On March 2, 2021, Murray announced his resignation, effective March 6, 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Wright (journalist)</span> American journalist

David Wright is a Canadian-American broadcast journalist best known for his work as a correspondent for ABC News. His work has appeared on Nightline,World News Tonight, Good Morning America and 20/20.

Jean Carolyn Guerrero is an American investigative journalist, author, and former foreign correspondent. She is the author of Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir, winner of the PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize, and Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda, published in 2020 by William Morrow. Guerrero's KPBS series America's Wall won an Emmy Award. Her essay, "My Father Says He's a 'Targeted Individual.' Maybe We All Are", was selected for The Best American Essays anthology of 2019. She is a senior journalism fellow at the UCLA Latina Futures 2050 Lab.

Damian Paletta is an American journalist who is currently the Washington bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. He was previously a reporter and editor at the Washington Post and a White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Scott Horsley". NPR.org. National Public Radio . Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. "Denver Post Archives". Denver Post . April 2, 1983. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via gettyimages.com. Manual H.S. students Scott Horsely (foreground) and Elaine Grayson work on tax returns for patrons of the tax preparation assistance program.
  3. Fulcher, Michelle P. (September 27, 2018). "When It Comes To Covering Trump's Washington, The News Is Always Changing". CPR.org. Colorado Public Radio . Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "WXXI Brings NPR White House Correspondent Scott Horsley to Rochester on November 14". WXXI.org (Press release). WXXI Public Broadcasting Council. October 29, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Scott Horsley is joining the Business Desk". NPR.org. National Public Radio. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Horsley, Scott (November 10, 2008). "Questions for Scott Horlsey: NPR's Boy on the Bus". voiceofsandiego.org. Interviewed by Randy Dotinga. Voice of San Diego. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Ray, Meghann (July 12, 2017). "Meet Scott Horsley". publicradiotulsa.org. Retrieved February 5, 2021.