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 Talk of the Nation, 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.

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The Two-Way
8:29 am
Thu January 31, 2013

Top Stories: Hagel Hearings Open; N.Y. Times Hacking Attack

Originally published on Thu January 31, 2013 7:28 am

The Two-Way
8:33 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Top Stories: Giffords, La Pierre On Gun Control; Salaries May Be Public

Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 7:50 am

The Two-Way
8:33 am
Tue January 29, 2013

Top Stories: Obama's Immigration Plan; Senate Committee To Take Kerry Vote

Originally published on Tue January 29, 2013 7:23 am

The Two-Way
1:19 pm
Wed January 23, 2013

Burning Cheese Closes Norwegian Road For Days

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A truckload of brunost cheese, like the kind seen here, recently caught fire in a Norwegian tunnel.

Originally published on Wed January 23, 2013 7:53 pm

It was probably a first for Norway when a truck trailer full of sweet goat cheese caught fire near the town of Narvik late last week, blocking a road tunnel. it took four days for firefighters to put out the flames. No one was hurt. Norwegian Broadcasting says the tunnel was so badly damaged that geologists are checking it for safety, and any lingering toxic gases.

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The Two-Way
8:36 am
Wed January 23, 2013

Top Stories: Clinton To Testify On Benghazi; Deep Freeze Covers East

Originally published on Wed January 23, 2013 7:22 am

Good morning, here are our early stories:

Secretary Clinton Set To Testify On Benghazi Attacks.

How Cold Is It? It's So Cold ...

And here are more early headlines:

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The Two-Way
8:22 am
Fri January 18, 2013

Top Stories: Deadly Algerian Raid; Livestrong On Armstrong Doping News

Originally published on Fri January 18, 2013 7:21 am

The Two-Way
10:35 am
Thu January 10, 2013

Top Stories: Kurdish Activists Slain; Would A Costly Coin Save The Debt Ceiling?

Originally published on Thu January 10, 2013 7:21 am

The Two-Way
8:31 am
Tue January 8, 2013

Top Stories: Giffords Starting Gun Control Effort; Benghazi Suspect Freed

Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 7:28 am

The Two-Way
11:53 am
Sat January 5, 2013

NFL Weekend Playoffs: Wildcard Games, Dynamic Quarterbacks And A Loser

Credit Michael Dwyer / AP

Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 1:54 pm

The NFL has four wild-card playoff games this weekend, and millions of people will settle back in sofas to scream at their televisions in joy or frustration on Saturday and Sunday.

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The Two-Way
11:52 am
Wed January 2, 2013

Pa. Gov. Suing NCAA To Stop Penn State Sex Abuse Sanctions

Credit Matt Rourke / AP
Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett

Originally published on Wed January 2, 2013 11:45 am

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R), says the NCAA badly overreached itself when it imposed punitive financial sanctions on Penn State over the handling of sexual predator and former Penn State assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky. Corbett is filing a federal anti-trust lawsuit against the collegiate athletic association, saying it ignored its own disciplinary rules in its rush to castigate the Pennsylvania university.

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