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Steve Inskeep

Steven Alan Inskeep[1] (/ˈɪnskiːp/; born June 16, 1968) is an American journalist who is currently the host of Morning Edition and Up First on National Public Radio. Prior to being 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

Bibliography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Carolee Gabel, Steven Inskeep". The New York Times. June 20, 1993. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Steve Inskeep". NPR.
  3. ^ Inskeep, Steve (2011). Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-54793-9.
  4. ^ "History review: 'Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab,' by Steve Inskeep". The Dallas Morning News. June 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Maslin, Janet (January 14, 2020). "The Man Who Mapped the West, and the Wife Who Made Him Famous". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Inskeep, Steve (2023-10-03). Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America. Penguin Press. ISBN 9780593297865.
  7. ^ a b c "Inskeep bio at NPR.org". NPR. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ^ Class of 1990 Spring Commencement. Morehead State University. 1990. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Steve Inskeep : NPR". NPR. 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  10. ^ https://www.npr.org/people/4080709/steve-inskeep [bare URL]
  11. ^ a b "Read NPR's full interview with former President Donald Trump". NPR. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  12. ^ "Oil Money Divides Nigeria : NPR". NPR. 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Transcript: Obama's Full Interview With NPR". NPR. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Ahmadinejad: Holocaust 'Opinion Of Just A Few'". NPR. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Transcript: NPR Interviews Mahmoud Ahmadinejad". NPR. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Bijan Khajehpour released – an update". Reuters. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  17. ^ "Along The Grand Trunk Road: Coming Of Age In India And Pakistan : NPR". NPR. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  18. ^ "Revolutionary Road Trip". NPR. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  19. ^ "Borderland: Dispatches From The U.S.-Mexico Boundary: NPR". NPR. 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Transcript And Audio: President Obama's Full NPR Interview". NPR. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Remarks by the President at the United States Military Academy Commencement Ceremony". whitehouse.gov. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via National Archives.
  22. ^ "NPR Host Steve Inskeep on His Two Adoptions". newsweek.com. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  23. ^ Inskeep, Steve (March 26, 2021). "Opinion | For 50 Years, I Was Denied the Story of My Birth". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  24. ^ "Steve Inskeep". KCRW. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

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