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Guy Raz
Guy Raz (/ˈɡaɪ ˈrɑːz/; born November 9, 1975) is an American journalist and podcaster. He formerly hosted NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and the TED Radio Hour.
Raz was born in West Covina, California. He graduated from Brandeis University in 1996 and received his master's degree in history from Cambridge University. In 2008, Raz spent a year as a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard University where he studied classical history.
In 1997, at the age of 22, Raz joined NPR as an intern for NPR's afternoon news program All Things Considered.
In 1998, he served as personal research assistant to former "Murrow Boy" NPR Senior News analyst Daniel Schorr.
He then served as a general assignment reporter, covering the 2000 presidential primaries and the story behind the famous Doors song "Light My Fire" where he interviewed all surviving members of the band.
Raz also wrote for other publications during this time, mainly for the Washington City Paper, during the tenure of editor David Carr as well as The Washington Post, among others.
In 1999, he was awarded a Burns Fellowship to Germany to embark on a 2-month reporting assignment. His reporting would win the Burns Award for distinguished writing. In the summer of 2000, Raz reported from Germany as a RIAS Berlin fellow. His work on German "Leitkultur" was awarded the RIAS Berlin Award.
In mid-2000, Raz was appointed NPR's Berlin bureau chief. He covered Eastern Europe and the Balkans including the conflicts in Kosovo, Macedonia and Afghanistan. In 2002, he became NPR's London bureau chief. While in London, Raz covered stories across Europe and the Middle East including the Iraq War where he spent more than 6 months in 2003 and 2004.
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Guy Raz
Guy Raz (/ˈɡaɪ ˈrɑːz/; born November 9, 1975) is an American journalist and podcaster. He formerly hosted NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and the TED Radio Hour.
Raz was born in West Covina, California. He graduated from Brandeis University in 1996 and received his master's degree in history from Cambridge University. In 2008, Raz spent a year as a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard University where he studied classical history.
In 1997, at the age of 22, Raz joined NPR as an intern for NPR's afternoon news program All Things Considered.
In 1998, he served as personal research assistant to former "Murrow Boy" NPR Senior News analyst Daniel Schorr.
He then served as a general assignment reporter, covering the 2000 presidential primaries and the story behind the famous Doors song "Light My Fire" where he interviewed all surviving members of the band.
Raz also wrote for other publications during this time, mainly for the Washington City Paper, during the tenure of editor David Carr as well as The Washington Post, among others.
In 1999, he was awarded a Burns Fellowship to Germany to embark on a 2-month reporting assignment. His reporting would win the Burns Award for distinguished writing. In the summer of 2000, Raz reported from Germany as a RIAS Berlin fellow. His work on German "Leitkultur" was awarded the RIAS Berlin Award.
In mid-2000, Raz was appointed NPR's Berlin bureau chief. He covered Eastern Europe and the Balkans including the conflicts in Kosovo, Macedonia and Afghanistan. In 2002, he became NPR's London bureau chief. While in London, Raz covered stories across Europe and the Middle East including the Iraq War where he spent more than 6 months in 2003 and 2004.