Lakshmi Singh
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Lakshmi Singh /ˈlækʃmiː ˈsɪŋ/ is known for being NPR's national midday newscaster.
Career[]
Singh graduated from S.I. Newhouse School Of Public Communications and Syracuse University in 1994 with a dual bachelor's degree in broadcasting & digital journalism and Latin American studies.[1][2] Prior to her tenure at NPR, she worked at WAER in Syracuse, then NPR member stations KPBX (Spokane), WMFE (Orlando), and Washington DC's WAMU, where she was a reporter and local show host. She joined NPR's Newscast Unit in 2000.
In addition to announcing news throughout the day, Singh's résumé includes field reporting, and contributing to NPR's Latino USA, PRI, Voice of America and Gannett News Service.[3]
Personal life[]
Singh's father is Indo-Trinidadian while her mother is Puerto Rican.[3][4]
Awards[]
Singh was inducted into the WAER Hall of Fame.[5]
References[]
- ^ Loughlin, Wendy (2017-03-13). "NPR Newscaster Lakshmi Singh '94 to Keynote Newhouse Convocation Ceremony | Syracuse University News". Retrieved 2021-12-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "NPR's Lakshmi Singh '94 to Headline Newhouse's 'Race and the Media' Symposium April 2 and 3 | Syracuse University News". 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ a b "Lakshmi Singh". NPR. 2004-12-29. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "PROFILE: NPR'S LAKSHMI SINGH - keeping her Mahmouds straight". SAJAforum. 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Syracuse alum Marv Albert retiring after nearly 60 years in sportscasting". syracuse. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
External links[]
- American radio journalists
- American women journalists
- American writers of Indian descent
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
- American talk radio hosts
- Women radio presenters
- Living people
- NPR personalities
- S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications alumni
- People of Indo-Trinidadian descent
- 20th-century American journalists
- 21st-century American journalists
- 20th-century American women
- 21st-century American women