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| Coast Community Radio : : Neal Conan |
NEAL CONAN
Talk of the Nation, Monday-Thursday from 11:00am-1:00pm, on KCPB 90.9fm.
A familiar voice on NPR for the past quarter century, Conan has worked as a
reporter based in New York, Washington, and London-he served as NPR's Bureau
Chief in both New York and London-and anchored NPR live coverage of events
including national political conventions, inaugurations, and an impeachment. For
five years, he hosted Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR News. Following the terrorist
attacks on September 11, 2001, Conan played a major role anchoring NPR's
continuous live coverage, a part he reprised during the wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq. In 2004, in Des Moines, Iowa, he hosted the first radio-only presidential
candidates' debate since 1948.
On the other side of the microphone, Conan has also served as editor, producer,
and executive producer of NPR's flagship evening newsmagazine, All Things
Considered and, at various times, acted as NPR's foreign editor, managing editor,
and news director.
During the 2001 baseball season, Conan took a leave of absence from NPR News
to work as the play-by-play announcer for the Aberdeen Arsenal of the
independent Atlantic League. He filed a series of commentaries about life on the
fringe of professional sports for Morning Edition and later wrote a book about his
experiences, Play By Play: Baseball, Radio and Life in the Last Chance League.
Conan was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1949.
--from the TOTN website
Talk of the Nation, Monday-Thursday from 11:00am-1:00pm, on KCPB 90.9fm.
A familiar voice on NPR for the past quarter century, Conan has worked as a
reporter based in New York, Washington, and London-he served as NPR's Bureau
Chief in both New York and London-and anchored NPR live coverage of events
including national political conventions, inaugurations, and an impeachment. For
five years, he hosted Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR News. Following the terrorist
attacks on September 11, 2001, Conan played a major role anchoring NPR's
continuous live coverage, a part he reprised during the wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq. In 2004, in Des Moines, Iowa, he hosted the first radio-only presidential
candidates' debate since 1948.
On the other side of the microphone, Conan has also served as editor, producer,
and executive producer of NPR's flagship evening newsmagazine, All Things
Considered and, at various times, acted as NPR's foreign editor, managing editor,
and news director.
During the 2001 baseball season, Conan took a leave of absence from NPR News
to work as the play-by-play announcer for the Aberdeen Arsenal of the
independent Atlantic League. He filed a series of commentaries about life on the
fringe of professional sports for Morning Edition and later wrote a book about his
experiences, Play By Play: Baseball, Radio and Life in the Last Chance League.
Conan was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1949.
--from the TOTN website
