Chana Joffe-Walt
Chana Joffe-Walt | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Occupation | Radio producer |
| Employer | This American Life |
| Awards | 2016 Peabody Award winner |
Chana Joffe-Walt is a radio journalist and producer. She has worked for Planet Money and This American Life.
Early life[]
Joffe-Walt's parents are South African.[1] She graduated from Oberlin College in 2003.[2]
Career[]
Joffe-Walt began her radio career volunteering for a community radio station outside Seattle, KBCS. She was later a reporter for the Seattle radio station KPLU and a freelancer for NPR before being recruited to work for Planet Money.[3] She then became a producer for This American Life.
In 2020, the New York Times published Nice White Parents, a five-part podcast reported by Joffe-Walt.[4]
Awards[]
In 2016, Joffe-Walt, along with Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ira Glass, won a Peabody Award for an episode of This American Life on school segregation and education.[5]
References[]
- ^ Joffe-Walt, Chana (May 20, 2009). "It's Spelled C-H-A-N-A". Planet Money. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Oberlin Alumni in Journalism", Oberlin College Website, retrieved August 21, 2020
- ^ Joffe-Walt, Chana (May 20, 2009). "It's Spelled C-H-A-N-A". Planet Money. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Introducing Nice White Parents". The New York Times. July 23, 2020.
- ^ "The Case for School Desegregation Today (This American Life)". April 19, 2016.
External links[]
- This American Life Radio Archive by Contributor - Chana Joffe-Walt
- Planet Money Blog post
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