David Greene (born April 9, 1976)Reference to 40th birthday
, twitter, com, Retrieved 3 November 2017 (actual date of April 9 is public record) is an American journalist who worked for the

radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

broadcasting company

NPR National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other ...

, and was one of the co-hosts of ''

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'' until his retirement in December 2020. On July 29, 2022 he became the host of '' Left, Right & Center''.

Early life

Greene is the son of Douglas A. Greene and the late Terry Rockmaker Greene. He spent his youth in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

, where he lived in the Shadyside neighborhood and attended

Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School The Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School, or simply the Falk School, is a private kindergarten through eighth grade laboratory school of the University of Pittsburgh. It is located on the University of Pittsburgh's upper campus on Allequippa St. Cha ...

through the fifth grade. In 1986, he moved with his family to

Murray, Kentucky Murray is a home rule-class city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of Calloway County and the 19th-largest city in Kentucky. The city's population was 17,741 during the 2010 U.S. census, and its micropolitan area's po ...

, where he attended Murray Middle School for two years.(12 February 2013)
MHS Speech Team Hosts Evening with NPR David Greene
Murray ISD, Retrieved 3 November 2017 He graduated from

J. P. McCaskey High School J. P. McCaskey High School is a public high school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Located on the east side of Lancaster, it is named after John Piersol McCaskey, a local educator. The McCaskey campus consists of two buildings ...

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

in 1994.Wolf, Paula (18 May 2008)
Never forget the people around you
, '' LNP'' His first "radio" show was doing the morning announcements at his high school.Wallace, Brian (27 January 2012)
McCaskey grad makes waves at NPR
, '' LNP''

Career

After graduating from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

(where he was an editor of the ''

Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Harvard College. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2013, there were 42 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at ...

'') with a degree in government in 1998, Greene became a reporter for ''

The Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...

''. Among other assignments, including an early stint in local reporting, he covered the White House for

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

's first term. In 2005, Greene joined NPR and continued to cover the Bush White House. From 2010-12, he was a foreign correspondent for NPR based in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, and in 2012 joined ''

''.Schoeniger, Jill Colford (8 May 2008)
NPRs David Greene to Deliver Commencement Address
, Franklin & Marshall College News, Retrieved 3 November 2017 His reporting from Moscow, including a return in 2013 to travel the

Trans-Siberian Railway The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...

, led to his first book, ''Midnight in Siberia'', in 2014.Erickson, Amanda (5 November 2014)
Midnight in Siberia (book review)
, ''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

''McCarthy, Andrew (5 December 2014)
Travel: David Greene's 'Midnight in Siberia,' and More
, ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'' In 2011, Greene received the

Daniel Schorr Daniel Louis Schorr (August 31, 1916 – July 23, 2010) was an American journalist who covered world news for more than 60 years. He was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR). Schorr won three Emmy Awards for his te ...

Journalism Prize for his work in Tripoli during the

Arab Spring The Arab Spring ( ar, الربيع العربي) was a series of Nonviolent resistance, anti-government protests, Rebellion, uprisings and Insurgency, armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in T ...

.Lambert, Tim (23 February 2012)
David Greene, from Central PA to NPR
WITF Greene announced his retirement from NPR in October 2020, with his last ''Morning Edition'' broadcast being on December 29, 2020.

Personal life

Greene's mother was an associate professor of psychology at

Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Fran ...

for 17 years, and died in 2006. David Greene received an honorary doctorate from the college in 2008, where he spoke at the college's commencement and celebrated his mother's life and career.(30 April 2006)
Terry Greene - Obituary
, '' LNP'' Greene is married to Rose Previte, who grew up in

Ada, Ohio Ada ; ; is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States, located about southwest of Toledo. The population was 5,952 at the 2010 census. History Following the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs, the Shawnee Indians held reservation land at Hog Cre ...

. They married in 2007.(16 September 2007)
Rose Previte, David Greene (wedding)
, ''

''Greene, David (30 April 2015)

, ''Food & Wine'' In 2014, she opened the "Compass Rose" restaurant in

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

, where they live.Rojas, Warren (17 April 2017)
Compass Rose Crew Exploring New Regions with Maydan
, ''Eater''Spiegel, Anna (22 April 2014)
5 Things to Look For at Compass Rose Bar & Kitchen (Photos and Menu)
, ''Washingtonian''

References

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