Steve Inskeep
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Steven Alan Inskeep[1] (Template:IPAc-en; born 1968) is an American journalist who is currently one of the four rotating hosts of Morning Edition and Up First on National Public Radio. Prior to being a host of Morning Edition, Inskeep covered the Pentagon, the 2000 presidential campaign of George W. Bush, the U.S. Senate, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and was host of Weekend All Things Considered.[2]
Inskeep is the author of four books: Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi (2011); Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab (2015); Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War (2020); and Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America (2023).[3][4][5][6]
Early life and education
Inskeep was raised in Carmel, Indiana, graduated from Carmel High School and graduated Phi Kappa Phi from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, in 1990.[7][8] His first professional experience in radio was a stint as a sportscaster at WMKY-FM in Morehead.[7]
Career
NPR
Inskeep was hired by NPR in 1996. His first full-time assignment was the 1996 presidential primary in New Hampshire.[9] Inskeep has been the host of Morning Edition since 2004.[10]
In January 2022, Inskeep interviewed former U.S. President Donald Trump on many issues including COVID-19 vaccinations; the 2020 presidential election; and the future of the Republican Party, specifically in the 2022 midterm elections. When Inskeep pressured Trump with questions related to the attempts to overturn the election results and the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Trump suddenly hung up the phone interview.[11]
Notable work
| Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Oil Money Divides Nigeria[12] | received a 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award with other members of NPR |
| 2009 | Transcript: Obama's Full Interview With NPR[13] | Barack Obama Michele Norris |
| 2009 | Ahmadinejad: Holocaust 'Opinion Of Just A Few'[14][15] | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Bijan Khajepour[16] |
| 2010 | Along The Grand Trunk Road: Coming Of Age In India And Pakistan[17] | Grand Trunk Road |
| 2012 | Revolutionary Road Trip[18] | Arab Spring Arab Spring concurrent incidents from Carthage to Cairo |
| 2014 | Borderland: Dispatches From The U.S.-Mexico Boundary[19] | Mexico–United States border |
| 2014 | Transcript And Audio: President Obama's Full NPR Interview[20] | at United States Military Academy after Commencement speech[21] |
| 2022 | Phone interview with former President Donald Trump[11] |
Bibliography
| Title | Year | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi | 2011 | Penguin Press, NY | 9781594203152 |
| Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab | 2015 | Penguin Press, NY | 9781594205569 |
| Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped The West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War | 2020 | Penguin Press, NY | 9780735224353 |
| Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America | 2023 | Penguin Press, NY | 9780593297865 |
Personal life
Inskeep married Carolee Gabel in 1993.[1] They have a daughter who was born in 2005.[7] In 2012, they adopted a second child from China. Inskeep himself was also adopted.[22][23] He and his family reside in Washington, D.C.[24]
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