Lakshmi Singh
Lakshmi Singh is a midday newscaster and a guest host for NPR, which she joined in 2000.
Millions of listeners have come to know Singh over the decades as a voice they can trust, making hers one of the most recognizable names in public broadcasting.
Her contributions have earned multiple honors over the last 30 years for a broad spectrum of stories covering race, immigration, health, and the arts.
Singh also continues to champion the recruitment of journalists who will help newsrooms best reflect the evolving demographics of the country they cover. That includes stepped-up efforts, in collaboration with NPR Member stations, to locate and hire talented people of color across media platforms, especially in executive positions influential in identifying and shaping coverage of historically underrepresented communities.
Many listeners have been following Singh since her time with NPR Member stations that helped nurture her early years in journalism. These stations include WAER in Syracuse, KPBX in Spokane, WMFE in Orlando, and WAMU in the District of Columbia. She has also worked with PRI, Voice of America, The Christian Science Monitor, and Gannett Co., Inc., and was a regular contributor to the magazine shows Latino USA and Soundprint Media, enabling her to take on some of her most challenging and inspiring work as a field reporter and documentary producer that led her to Central America and the West Indies.
Singh, as they say, "bleeds orange." She is a graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the College of Arts and Sciences, where her degree work focused on Latin American studies, Spanish and, of course, broadcast journalism.
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Depression and other mental health issues affect millions of Americans. Police are especially vulnerable, due to the stresses of the job. One officer in Colorado found an outlet doing standup comedy.
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Two Los Angeles-based artists have made it their life’s mission to create new spaces where people can grieve together in the form of flower altars.
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Even after she was adopted by a family in the U.S., Scout Bassett felt lost. Then, she found running. Her new book is called Lucky Girl.
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Jasmine Cho turns cookies into works of art. As part of her mission for social justice, the Pittsburgh baker creates detailed portraits of unsung Asian American heroes.
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Close to 1,500 inmates have been sent to battle the wildfires in Northern California. They are paid less than minimum wage, and some critics have decried the state program slave labor. -
Schools in the U.S. have spent billions of dollars on systems to stop shooters. Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox says it's not clear how effective these measures can be. -
Michael Balogun spent his early years in and out of jail — until he decided to become an actor. Balogun credits that decision as to why he's alive today. -
Brown has long considered questions about science and faith, leavened with plenty of adventure, of course. In his new novel, he asks whether faith in God (or gods) can survive the advance of science.
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Anti-government demonstrations are scheduled in hundreds of cities across Russia on Monday, but President Vladimir Putin doesn't appear to be worried.
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Projections for the first round of parliamentary elections in France show a sweeping victory for the centrist party of President Emmanuel Macron.
