Scott Horsley
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Scott Horsley is an American radio journalist. He is the Chief Economics Correspondent for National Public Radio.[1]
Horsley was raised in Denver, Colorado, graduating from its Manual High School.[2][3] He earned a bachelor's degree at Harvard University, then an MBA at San Diego State University.[4][5]
Career
Horsley began his career in 1987 as a production assistant, cutting tape overnight for NPR's Morning Edition news radio program.[5] He worked at public radio stations KPBS-FM in San Diego, California,[6] covering business and economic issues; and at WUSF in Tampa, Florida, WKXL in Concord, New Hampshire as well as another commercial radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, and Concord, New Hampshire.[1]
Horsley joined National Public Radio in 2001.[7] He covered presidential campaigns of John Kerry,[4] John McCain and Mitt Romney.[6] Moving back to Washington, DC, he covered the White House for NPR during the US Presidencies of Barack Obama[4] and Donald Trump.[1]
Honors and awards
- Public Radio News Directors' Award[7]
