Corey Flintoff

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Corey Flintoff (born April 8, 1946) is a retired journalist. Among his positions was international correspondent based in Moscow for National Public Radio (NPR) for four years. [1]

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Early life and education

Flintoff was born in Fairbanks, Alaska. [2]

He earned a bachelor's degree from University of California at Berkeley and a master's degree from University of Chicago [2] (where one of his professors was Norman Maclean). [3]

Career

Flintoff's broadcasting career began in Bethel, Alaska, at the bilingual (English-Yup'ik Eskimo) station KYUK. [1] [4] He spent many years as a newscaster and reporter at the Alaska Public Radio Network before joining NPR in 1990, [1] where he was a newscaster.

In 2007, Flintoff was included in a report compiled by MSNBC of journalists who had made campaign contributions to political candidates. A 2003 contribution of $538 to Howard Dean made their list. Flintoff insists that his wife made the contribution from a joint account. In spite of the error, Flintoff stated that it led to policy reforms at NPR. [5]

Flintoff retired in October 2016. [4]

Personal life

Corey Flintoff is married [1] to Diana Derby. [2] They have a daughter, Claire Flintoff. [2]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hughes, Morgan (2016). "NPR's Corey Flintoff Visits UMass Journalism". UMass.edu. University of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Corey Flintoff - A Discussion About Iraq". thestudioat620.org. The Studio@620. 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. 5 Questions With Corey Flintoff. stonybrook.edu. Stony Brook University . Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Townsend, Lori (November 15, 2016). "NPR reporter Corey Flintoff on his Alaskan beginnings". AlaskaPublic.org. Alaska Public Media. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  5. Dedman, Bill (July 15, 2007). "The list: Journalists who wrote political checks". NBC News . Retrieved October 24, 2010.

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