American radio broadcaster (born 1978)
This article is about the general NPR journalist. For the Boston science journalist who also occasionally reports for NPR, see
Ari Daniel Shapiro
.
Ari Michael Shapiro
[1]
(born September 30, 1978) is an American
radio journalist
. In September 2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on
National Public Radio
's flagship drive-time program
All Things Considered
. He previously served as
White House correspondent
and international correspondent based in London for NPR.
Early life and education
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Ari Shapiro was born in
Fargo
, North Dakota, the son of Elayne (nee Halpern), a university communications professor,
[2]
[3]
and
Leonard Shapiro
, a database researcher and university teacher.
[4]
Shapiro is Jewish.
[5]
When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to
Beaverton
, Oregon. He attended
Beaverton High School
.
[6]
He graduated
magna cum laude
from
Yale University
in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
[7]
At Yale, he sang in
Mixed Company of Yale
and was a member of the
Scroll and Key
secret society
.
Career
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Shapiro began his NPR career as an intern to legal affairs correspondent
Nina Totenberg
in January 2001.
[8]
Following that assignment, he worked as an editorial assistant and an assistant editor on
Morning Edition
. After working as a regional reporter for NPR in Atlanta and Miami and five years as NPR's Justice Correspondent, Shapiro began covering the
White House
in 2010. In 2014, he became NPR's correspondent in London.
[9]
On July 9, 2015, NPR announced that Shapiro and
Kelly McEvers
would join
Audie Cornish
and
Robert Siegel
as hosts of NPR's
All Things Considered
program.
[4]
In June 2020, NPR announced Shapiro would co-host a new daily podcast titled
Consider This.
[10]
Since 2009, Shapiro has been a regular guest singer with the band
Pink Martini
.
[11]
He appears on four of the band's albums, singing in several languages.
[12]
[13]
He made his live debut with the band at the
Hollywood Bowl
. He has performed live with them frequently since then, including at such venues as
Carnegie Hall
and the
Beacon Theatre
in New York City,
Kennedy Center
in Washington, D.C., the Olympia in Paris, Kew Gardens in London, and the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens.
[14]
[4]
In 2019, Shapiro embarked on a cabaret career, joining
Alan Cumming
for a show called
Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret
with performances in Fire Island and Provincetown.
[15]
Och & Oy has gone on to tour the United States including performances at the
Kennedy Center
and the Cafe Carlyle.
[16]
Shapiro has also done solo cabaret performances around the United States, including in such venues as
Joe's Pub
[17]
and
54 Below
.
[18]
In 2024, Shapiro was announced as the host of the
seventh season
, and the second by
Netflix
, of the reality TV series
The Mole
.
[19]
Recognition and awards
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Shapiro's work has been recognized with journalism awards, including the
American Bar Association
's Silver Gavel Award,
[20]
the
Daniel Schorr
Journalism Prize,
[21]
a laurel from the
Columbia Journalism Review
[22]
,
the American Judges Association's American Gavel Award,
[23]
and he was named Journalist of the Year in 2023 by NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ+ journalists.
[24]
Shapiro has won three national Edward R. Murrow awards; one for a global series that connected the dots between climate change, migration, and far-right political leaders;
[25]
another for his reporting on the life and death of Breonna Taylor;
[26]
and the third for his coverage of the Trump Administration's asylum policies on the US-Mexico border.
[27]
Shapiro was the first NPR reporter to be promoted to correspondent before age 30.
[28]
In May 2010, the pop-culture magazine
Paper
included Shapiro in an annual list of "Beautiful People," saying he "must have a clone. No one man could have so many talents and be in so many places at once."
[29]
In December 2010,
MSNBC
's entertainment website BLTWY placed Shapiro 26th on its "power list" of "35 people under 35 who changed DC in 2010," calling him "one of NPR's fastest rising stars."
[30]
In 2016 and 2008,
LGBT
-themed magazine
Out
included Shapiro in the "Out 100", a list of "the year's most interesting, influential, and newsworthy LGBT people". Shapiro was also included on a list of openly gay media professionals in
The Advocate
'
s "Forty under 40" issue of June/July 2009.
[31]
[32]
In 2023, Shapiro received a
Doctor of Humane Letters
honorary degree from the
University of Portland
.
[33]
Personal life
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On February 27, 2004, Shapiro and longtime boyfriend Michael Gottlieb were married at
San Francisco City Hall
.
[34]
Gottlieb is a lawyer who worked in the office of the
White House Counsel
from 2013 to 2015.
[35]
Shapiro and
Susan Stamberg
, the first co-host of
All Things Considered
,
are cousins.
[36]
Bibliography
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See also
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References
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"Ari Michael Shapiro"
.
Yale Banner
. Yale University. 2000. Archived from
the original
on December 8, 2019
. Retrieved
September 10,
2018
.
- ^
"Elayne J. Shapiro"
.
UP.edu
. University of Portland. Archived from
the original
on December 28, 2013
. Retrieved
December 4,
2013
.
- ^
"Death Notice: Sylvia Riesa Halpern"
. June 2009
. Retrieved
April 4,
2017
.
- ^
a
b
c
Turnquist, Kristi (August 26, 2015).
"Portland's own Ari Shapiro talks about singing with Pink Martini and hosting NPR's 'All Things Considered'
"
.
The Oregonian
.
- ^
"Ari Shapiro: The Singing Reporter - Metro Weekly"
. July 2, 2015
. Retrieved
April 4,
2017
.
- ^
"Beaverton High announces Hall of Achievement inductees"
.
Beaverton Valley Times
. November 20, 2018.
- ^
"Ari Shapiro"
. NPR
. Retrieved
December 4,
2013
.
- ^
"All Things Considered Host Ari Shapiro Plays DJ"
.
All Songs Considered
. September 21, 2015
. Retrieved
October 1,
2015
.
- ^
"Ari Shapiro Heading to London for new role on NPR's International Desk"
. NPR. August 27, 2013
. Retrieved
October 19,
2013
.
- ^
"
'Consider This,' A PM News Podcast With Kelly McEvers & 'All Things Considered' Hosts"
.
NPR.org
. June 29, 2020
. Retrieved
August 2,
2020
.
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Gross, Terry
(March 22, 2023).
"It's impossible to fit 'All Things' Ari Shapiro does into this headline"
.
Fresh Air
.
NPR
. Retrieved
March 25,
2023
.
- ^
a
b
"All Songs Considered audio interview and embedded video of Shapiro, singing with Pink Martini"
.
NPR
. September 21, 2015.
- ^
"Step Aside, Cat Videos: NPR's own Ari Shapiro sings (beautifully) with Pink Martini"
.
NPR
. Archived from
the original
on April 27, 2015
. Retrieved
April 4,
2017
.
- ^
Julian, Steve (September 10, 2010).
"NPR's Ari Shapiro and Pink Martini return to the Hollywood Bowl"
.
Southern California Public Radio
.
Archived
from the original on September 7, 2012
. Retrieved
May 8,
2021
.
- ^
Gans, Andrew (August 21, 2019).
"Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro Will Debut New Show, Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret, in Fire Island"
.
Playbill
. Retrieved
August 2,
2020
.
- ^
"Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro at Cafe Carlyle ? Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret"
.
The Front Row Center
. April 13, 2023
. Retrieved
January 25,
2024
.
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Gottfried, Steve (July 8, 2023).
"Ari Shapiro is Sharing the Experiences that Shaped His Life"
.
Metrosource
. Retrieved
January 26,
2024
.
- ^
"Ari Shapiro: Behind the Mic, feat. Alan Cumming!"
.
54 Below
. Retrieved
January 26,
2024
.
- ^
Ross, Dalton (May 16, 2024).
"The Mole gets a new host and season premiere date"
.
Entertainment Weekly
. Retrieved
June 8,
2024
.
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Patrick (June 5, 2007).
"NPR Wins Silver Gavel Award"
.
Adweek
. Retrieved
October 4,
2023
.
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"NPR reporter Ari Shapiro wins Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize | BU Today"
.
Boston University
. Retrieved
October 4,
2023
.
- ^
"Dart to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Triblocal.com"
.
Columbia Journalism Review
. Retrieved
October 4,
2023
.
- ^
"American Judges Association List of Award Recipients"
(PDF)
.
American Judges Association
.
- ^
"NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Announces 2023 Excellence in Journalism Award Recipients - NLGJA"
. Retrieved
October 4,
2023
.
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Hill, Sommer (August 17, 2023).
"Congratulations NPR and Member stations for winning multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards"
.
NPR.org
.
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Hill, Sommer (August 17, 2021).
"NPR Wins Four Edward R. Murrow Awards"
.
NRP.org
.
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Lang, Brent (January 11, 2020).
"
'All Things Considered' Host Ari Shapiro Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
January 25,
2024
.
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"NPR's Ari Shapiro to relate 'Stories You Won't Hear on the Radio'
"
.
YaleNews
. November 21, 2013
. Retrieved
October 4,
2023
.
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"Beautiful People 2010: Ari Shapiro"
. Papermag. March 29, 2010. Archived from
the original
on June 21, 2013
. Retrieved
December 4,
2013
.
- ^
"BLTWY Power List: 35 people under 35 who changed D.C. in 2010"
.
MSN
. Archived from
the original
on January 2, 2011
. Retrieved
January 11,
2011
.
- ^
"Forty Under 40: Media"
. Archived from
the original
on May 28, 2009.
- ^
"OUT100 2016"
. October 31, 2016
. Retrieved
March 15,
2017
.
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"Ari Shapiro | University of Portland"
.
www.up.edu
. Retrieved
May 7,
2023
.
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Poppick, Susie (March 5, 2004).
"Yalies walk a fine line down the aisle in San Francisco"
.
Yale Daily News
. Archived from
the original
on October 2, 2012
. Retrieved
December 21,
2007
.
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Farhi, Paul (December 6, 2013).
"Media, administration deal with conflicts"
.
The Washington Post
. Retrieved
June 29,
2014
.
- ^
"Obama To Graduates: Listen To Opposing Views"
.
NPR.org
. Retrieved
August 2,
2020
.
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