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
12:47 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Which Is The Most Miserable U.S. City? Detroit.

Credit Carlos Osorio / AP
A pedestrian walks in downtown Detroit on Oct. 24, 2012.

Originally published on Fri February 22, 2013 9:15 am

Forbes magazine is out with its latest ranking of "Most Miserable Cities" in the U.S. and of 20 metropolitan areas listed, Detroit is on top.

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The Two-Way
12:44 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Top Stories: Judge Ruling On Pistorius Bail; Winter Storm Affects Millions

Originally published on Fri February 22, 2013 7:29 am

Good Friday morning, here's our early story:

Will Pistorius Get Bail?

And here are more early headlines:

Winter Storm Pounding Many States, Threatening 20 Million People. (USA Today)

Hardliner Nominated As Tunisia's Next Prime Minister. (Al Jazeera)

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The Two-Way
12:20 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

New Fighting In Northern Malian Town Recently Liberated By France

Credit Jerome Delay / AP
Malian teenagers watch French soldiers pass through Gao, in northern Mali, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013.

Originally published on Thu February 21, 2013 9:45 am

As France continues to talk about withdrawing troops from Mali, following its military operations there against Islamist attackers, there are new reports of fighting in the northern city of Gao.

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The Two-Way
12:19 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

Deadly Explosions Reported In Major Indian City

Credit AP
The scene of a blast in Hyderabad, India on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.

Originally published on Thu February 21, 2013 9:55 am

Update at 10:55 AM, ET: India's home minister confirms 11 deaths from the bombing, a lower number than previously reported, but he warns the toll may rise, according to the Times of India.

Update at 10:30 AM, ET: Media outlets now report there was a third explosion, and the series of blasts appeared to be timed, according to NDTV.

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The Two-Way
12:19 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

Top Stories: Pistorius Case Takes Bizarre Turn; Huge Midwest Storm

Originally published on Thu February 21, 2013 7:16 am

Good morning, here is our early story:

Pistorius Case Dealt 'Serious Blows;' Detective Faces Own Shooting Charges.

And here are more early headlines:

'Worst Winter Storm In 2 Years' Plowing Into Midwest. (CBS)

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The Two-Way
8:12 pm
Sat February 16, 2013

Top Stories: Russian Meteor; Olympic Runner Charged With Murder

Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 7:19 am

The Two-Way
12:00 pm
Sat February 16, 2013

Florida's Great Python Challenge Is Over; Not Many Are Caught

Credit Wilfredo Lee / AP
Bill Booth stretches out a dead Burmese python caught during Florida's "Python Challenge" on Jan. 19.

After all the hoopla and news of people buying tools to catch Burmese pythons invading Florida, the state's monthlong hunt for them is over. Hunters caught 68 pythons. That's right, 68, according to The Associated Press, even though 1,600 people signed up with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to search for them.

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The Two-Way
10:33 am
Sat February 16, 2013

Huge Bomb In Pakistani Market Kills Dozens

Credit Banaras Khan / AFP/Getty
Rescue teams attend the bodies of victims who died in a marketplace bomb blast in Quetta, Pakistan, on Saturday.

Originally published on Sun February 17, 2013 5:26 am

The top of this post was updated on Feb. 17 at 6:04 a.m.

At least 81 people are dead and another 180 are wounded after an explosive device went off in a crowded marketplace in Quetta, Pakistan. Photos from the scene show heavy smoke rising over buildings.

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The Two-Way
9:45 am
Sat February 16, 2013

Nuclear Waste Seeping From Container In Hazardous Wash. State Facility

Credit Shannon Dininny / AP
Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash., in 2010.

Originally published on Sat February 16, 2013 12:24 pm

They thought they'd managed this problem a few years ago. But Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee got a disturbing call Friday from Energy Secretary Steven Chu: Nuclear waste is leaking out of a tank in one of the most contaminated nuclear waste sites in the U.S.

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The Two-Way
12:44 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

Obama To Hold Virtual 'Fireside Hangout' At White House

Credit The White House
President Obama video chats with a questioner in 2012.

Originally published on Thu February 14, 2013 10:03 am

The White House has set up its latest online Fireside Hangout to focus on issues President Obama raised in his State of the Union Address this week. The live event is hosted by Google. The White House says he'll focus on jobs and other topics, such as early childhood education.

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