Nina Totenberg

The child of a first- and a second-generation Jewish immigrant, Nina Totenberg was raised in New York City. After dropping out of Boston University, she embarked on a career in journalism, with a focus on legal reporting and the Supreme Court, as well as political reporting. She has been at National Public Radio (NPR) since 1975 and is one of its “founding mothers.” One of her early awards was for reporting on the Anita Hill allegations against Clarence Thomas. In 1998, she was the first radio journalist named Broadcaster of the Year by the National Press Foundation. She has been recognized seven times by the American Bar Association for excellence in legal reporting, and she has received over two dozen honorary degrees. Totenberg has contributed to many publications and television programs and is regularly featured in NPR’s various news magazines.