Neal Conan

Neal Conan
Conan at the 2012 Collegiate Inventors Competition
Born November 1949 (age 68)[1]
Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Occupation Journalist
Notable credit(s) All Things Considered
Talk of the Nation
Spouse(s) Liane Hansen (1982–2011)

Neal Conan (born November[2] 1949[3][1]) is an American radio journalist, producer, editor, and correspondent. He worked for National Public Radio for over 36 years[1] and was the senior host of its talk show Talk of the Nation.[3] Conan hosted Talk of the Nation from 2001 to June 27, 2013, when the program was discontinued. NPR announced that Conan would depart the network.[4]

Early life and education

Conan was born in Beirut, Lebanon.[3]

Career

During the 1991 Gulf War, the Iraqi Republican Guard detained Conan for a week.[5][1] He and Chris Hedges of The New York Times were reporting on a Shia rebellion centered in Basra, Iraq.[6]

On March 29, 2013, NPR announced that it was ending the 21-year run of Talk of the Nation and stated that Conan would "step away from the rigors of daily journalism."[7] On February 12, 2014, an interview aired on KUAZ 89.1, Tucson, Arizona's NPR affiliate,[8] where Conan explained that ending Talk of the Nation was not a decision he was involved in or agreed with, citing its status as one of NPR's most popular shows.[9]

On June 8, 2014, Conan joined Hawaii Public Radio as a news analyst.[1]

In January 2017, Conan launched a new radio show and podcast, Truth, Politics, and Power, focused on the Trump administration. Each week, Conan interviews experts in depth about a different issue arising from the 2016 election and the President's administration. The radio show is distributed by PRX.[10][11]

Personal life

Conan is domestically partnered with American travel writer, poet, and essayist, Gretel Ehrlich. Conan was married to Liane Hansen, former host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. They have a son and a daughter. Hansen briefly co-hosted Talk of the Nation with Conan.[12] Hansen revealed in April 2011 that she and Conan were divorcing.[13]

He resides in Hāwī on Hawaiʻi Island, where he farms macadamia nuts.[1]

Neal Conan is a friend of comics writer Chris Claremont. As a result, he has been featured sporadically in Claremont scripted comic books at both Marvel and DC Comics as a sympathetic journalist over the years. Conan is featured as a minor character in the 1988 Marvel Comics X-Men storyline The Fall of the Mutants,[14]

Awards

During his time at All Things Considered, it won many awards as well, including the Washington Journalism Review's Best in the Business Award.[3]

Bibliography

  • Conan, Neal (2002). Play by Play: Baseball, Radio, and Life in the Last Chance League (First ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-609-60871-1.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Acclaimed Former NPR Journalist Neal Conan Joins HPR as News Analyst". hawaiipublicradio.org. Hawai'i Public Radio. 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  2. ↑ Conan, Neal (1 October 2009). "A Hallmark Writer's 'House Of Cards'". Talk of the Nation (Interview: audio/transcript). Interviewed by David Ellis Dickerson. NPR. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Neal Conan, NPR Biography". National Public Radio. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  4. ↑ "NPR To Discontinue 'Talk Of The Nation'". National Public Radio. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  5. ↑ Schmitt, Eric (6 March 1991). "After the War: Journalists; 26 Journalists Are Reported Missing on Road to Basra". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  6. ↑ Conan, Neal (23 March 2003). "Gulf War Flashback March 1991: NPR's Neal Conan describes being held captive by Iraqi soldiers". NPR. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Stelter, Brian (29 March 2013). "NPR to end Talk of the Nation". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Andrea (February 12, 2014). "Neal Conan Talks Poverty, Media Now, Next Move". AZPM.org. Arizona Public Media. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Conan, Neal (February 12, 2014). "Neal Conan Q&A". AZPM.org. Arizona Public Media. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Truth, Politics and Power". Facebook. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "About Truth, Politics and Power". Truth, Politics and Power. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liane Hansen and Neal Conan Go Where They've Never Gone Before". National Public Radio. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  13. ↑ Albeck, Elisabeth (April 29, 2011). "Keep Calm and Carry On: An evening with Liane Hansen". ThirdCoast Digest. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  14. ↑ Uncanny X-Men #226–227 (Marvel Comics, Feb.–Mar. 1988).
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