American journalist
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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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a
b
"David Greene"
.
NPR
.
Archived
from the original on 28 December 2020
. Retrieved
23 November
2016
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
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(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
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a
b
Wolf, Paula (18 May 2008).
Never forget the people around you
Archived
2020-12-28 at the
Wayback Machine
,
LNP
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Wallace, Brian (27 January 2012).
McCaskey grad makes waves at NPR
Archived
2020-12-28 at the
Wayback Machine
,
LNP
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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
- ^
Erickson, Amanda (5 November 2014).
Midnight in Siberia (book review)
Archived
2020-12-28 at the
Wayback Machine
,
The Washington Post
- ^
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
- ^
a
b
Lambert, Tim (23 February 2012).
David Greene, from Central PA to NPR
Archived
2017-11-07 at the
Wayback Machine
, WITF
- ^
"A New Chapter For David Greene"
.
NPR.org
. October 2020
. Retrieved
2020-12-29
.
- ^
(30 April 2006).
Terry Greene - Obituary
Archived
2020-12-28 at the
Wayback Machine
,
LNP
- ^
(16 September 2007).
Rose Previte, David Greene (wedding)
Archived
2020-12-28 at the
Wayback Machine
,
The New York Times
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Greene, David (30 April 2015).
[1]
Archived
2020-12-28 at the
Wayback Machine
,
Food & Wine
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Rojas, Warren (17 April 2017).
Compass Rose Crew Exploring New Regions with Maydan
Archived
2020-12-28 at the
Wayback Machine
,
Eater
- ^
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