David Greene (born April 9, 1976)[1] is an American journalist who worked for the radio broadcasting company NPR, and was one of the co-hosts of Morning Edition[2][3] until his retirement in December 2020. On July 29, 2022, he became the host of Left, Right & Center.[4]

Early life

Greene is the son of Douglas A. Greene and the late Terry Rockmaker Greene. He spent his youth in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he lived in the Shadyside neighborhood and attended Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School through the fifth grade. In 1986, he moved with his family to Murray, Kentucky, where he attended Murray Middle School for two years.[3][5] He graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1994.[6] His first "radio" show was doing the morning announcements at his high school.[7]

Career

After graduating from Harvard University (where he was an editor of the Harvard Crimson) with a degree in government in 1998, Greene became a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. Among other assignments, including an early stint in local reporting, he covered the White House for George W. Bush's first term.

In 2005, Greene joined NPR and continued to cover the Bush White House. From 2010 to 2012, he was a foreign correspondent for NPR based in Moscow, and in 2012 joined Morning Edition.[2][8] His reporting from Moscow, including a return in 2013 to travel the Trans-Siberian Railway, led to his first book, Midnight in Siberia, in 2014.[9][10]

In 2011, Greene received the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize for his work in Tripoli during the Arab Spring.[11] Greene announced his retirement from NPR in October 2020, with his last Morning Edition broadcast being on December 29, 2020.[12]

Personal life

Greene's mother was an associate professor of psychology at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for 17 years, and died in 2006. David Greene received an honorary doctorate from the college in 2008, where he spoke at the college's commencement and celebrated his mother's life and career.[6][13]

Greene is married to Rose Previte, who grew up in Ada, Ohio. They married in 2007.[11][14][15] In 2014, she opened the "Compass Rose" restaurant in Washington, D.C., where they live.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ Reference to 40th birthday Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, twitter, com, Retrieved 3 November 2017 (actual date of April 9 is public record)
  2. ^ a b "David Greene". NPR. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Sciullo, Maria (16 December 2002). "Person of interest: David Greene, National Public Radio host". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ Peter Larsen July 26, 2022 https://www.dailynews.com/2022/07/26/longtime-npr-journalist-david-greene-named-host-of-kcrw-fms-left-right-center-radio-show
  5. ^ (12 February 2013). MHS Speech Team Hosts Evening with NPR David Greene Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, Murray ISD, Retrieved 3 November 2017
  6. ^ a b Wolf, Paula (18 May 2008). Never forget the people around you Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, LNP
  7. ^ Wallace, Brian (27 January 2012). McCaskey grad makes waves at NPR Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, LNP
  8. ^ Schoeniger, Jill Colford (8 May 2008). NPR’s David Greene to Deliver Commencement Address Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Franklin & Marshall College News, Retrieved 3 November 2017
  9. ^ Erickson, Amanda (5 November 2014). Midnight in Siberia (book review) Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post
  10. ^ McCarthy, Andrew (5 December 2014). Travel: David Greene's 'Midnight in Siberia,' and More Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times
  11. ^ a b Lambert, Tim (23 February 2012). David Greene, from Central PA to NPR Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, WITF
  12. ^ "A New Chapter For David Greene". NPR.org. October 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  13. ^ (30 April 2006). Terry Greene - Obituary Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, LNP
  14. ^ (16 September 2007). Rose Previte, David Greene (wedding) Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times
  15. ^ Greene, David (30 April 2015). [1] Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Food & Wine
  16. ^ Rojas, Warren (17 April 2017). Compass Rose Crew Exploring New Regions with Maydan Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Eater
  17. ^ Spiegel, Anna (22 April 2014). 5 Things to Look For at Compass Rose Bar & Kitchen (Photos and Menu) Archived 2020-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Washingtonian
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