Tom Gjelten | |
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.jpg) Tom Gjelten in 2015 | |
| Born | 14 June 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (B.A., Anthropology, 1973) Antioch University New England (graduate school) [1][2] |
| Occupation(s) | broadcast journalist, author |
| Spouse | Martha Raddatz |
| Website | tomgjelten |
Tom Gjelten /ˈdʒɛltən/ is the Religion and Belief Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) news. Gjelten has worked for NPR since 1982, when he joined the organization as a labor and education reporter. More recently he has covered diplomatic and national security issues, based at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Gjelten and his colleagues at NPR received a Peabody Award in 2004 for "The War in Iraq".
Gjelten is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and began his professional career as a public school teacher at the North Haven Community School, North Haven, Maine, and as a freelance writer.[2]
Gjelten resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Martha Raddatz, the Chief Global Affairs Correspondent for ABC News.
