Tamara Dawnell Keith (born September 25, 1979) is

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White House correspondent and co-host, with Scott Detrow, of the ''NPR Politics Podcast'', joining as a business reporter in 2009. She covered the earthquake in Haiti and hosted ''B-side Radio'', a 72-episode public radio podcast, from 2001 until 2010. She regularly appeared on the ''

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'' weekly segment "Politics Monday", until it was abruptly cancelled. Keith was on the board of the

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, of which she is also the president. Keith, in 2007, received first-place in the category "Outstanding Story, Radio" for "Overcrowded Prisons' Wastewater Poses Environmental Hazard (Mule Creek Prison)" on ''

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'' from the

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in the sixth annual contest.

Life

Keith's family moved to

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, when she was eight years old. She started in radio as a "teen essayist" for NPR’s ''

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''. She graduated from high school early, received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the

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in three years, and enrolled at the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism at age 19. Keith has a graduate degree in journalism from the

. She has worked for KQED,

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, and KPCC. Keith's husband, Ira Gordon, is a cancer researcher and veterinarian. Keith was raised

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and is a convert to

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, the religion of her husband.

References

External links

Tamara Keith's Website

B-side Radio

Tamara Keith's Photo
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