Korva Coleman
Korva Coleman is a newscaster for NPR.
In this role, she is responsible for writing, producing, and delivering national newscasts airing during NPR's newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition. Occasionally she serves as a substitute host for Weekend All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.
Before joining NPR in 1990, Coleman was a staff reporter and copy editor for the Washington Afro-American newspaper. She produced and hosted First Edition, an overnight news program at NPR's member station WAMU-FM in Washington, D.C.
Early in her career, Coleman worked in commercial radio as news and public affairs directors at stations in Phoenix and Tucson.
Coleman's work has been recognized by the Arizona Associated Press Awards for best radio newscast, editorial, and short feature. In 1983, she was nominated for Outstanding Young Woman of America.
Coleman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University. She studied law at Georgetown University Law Center.
-
High winds from Hurricane Milton tore off the fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. -
The Russian opposition leader was a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin. He was known for organizing nationwide protests against election fraud and government corruption. -
Many of these laws will be challenged, but it's not just about the threat of legal action. Studies have shown that LGBTQ youth already face higher health and suicide risks. -
In an interview about her book, How Safe Are We?, Janet Napolitano says "a wall is a symbol, it's not a strategy" and that there's no evidence Russia has stopped interfering with our election systems. -
For too long the Old English poem has long been perceived as a "masculine text," says Maria Dahvana Headley. Her new adaptation is told from the perspective of Grendel's mother. -
Also: Prosecutors may rest their case in the Boston Marathon bombing trial; Saudi-led airstrikes continue in Yemen; and the owner of two pink chickens is found in Oregon.
-
Also: The next round of Iranian nuclear talks has opened; three astronauts return safely from space; and Christie's breaks all records in its latest contemporary art auction featuring Warhol.
-
Chip Starnes had laid off some workers at his Chinese factory and paid them severance but remaining workers were afraid they'd lose their jobs, too. They were so angry they wouldn't let him leave the facility for six days. -
A biological father can have his rights terminated despite the Indian Child Welfare Act, the court says. -
The storm is expected to lose strength rapidly and fall to tropical depression status by tonight.
