Chana Joffe-Walt is a radio journalist and producer. She has worked for Planet Money and This American Life.
Chana Joffe-Walt | |
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.jpg) Joffe-Walt at the Peabody Awards in 2016 | |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Occupation | Radio producer |
| Employer | This American Life |
| Awards | 2016 Peabody Award winner, 2023 Dupont Award winner |
Early life
editJoffe-Walt's parents, Brian Walt[1] and activist Zara Joffe, are South African.[2] She graduated from Oberlin College in 2003.[3]
Career
editJoffe-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.[4] 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.[5]
Awards
editIn 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.[6]
References
edit- ^ Hull, Hermine (2016-06-29). "West Tisbury: They haying is done and the sheep are sheared". The Martha's Vineyard Times. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ 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, 17 December 2019, 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
edit- This American Life Radio Archive by Contributor - Chana Joffe-Walt
- Planet Money Blog post
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