Arun Rath is an American radio producer and broadcast journalist.
Biography
Rath began his journalism career as an intern at NPR's ''
Talk of the Nation
''Talk of the Nation'' (''TOTN'')
is an American talk radio program based in Washington D.C., produced by National Public Radio ( NPR) that was broadcast nationally from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. It focused on current events and controversial is ...
'' while he was enrolled in an English Literature master's program in
Washington, DC
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. After the internship ended, he was hired on as a temporary employee and eventually became the show's director. He became the senior producer of NPR's ''
On the Media'' in 2000, where his team tripled the audience, started one of NPR's first podcasts, and won a
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...
. In 2005, he became the senior editor of
Public Radio International's ''
Studio 360
''Studio 360'' was an American weekly public radio program about the arts and culture hosted by novelist Kurt Andersen and produced by Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and ''Slate'' in New York City. The program's stated goal was to "Get inside the c ...
''. Later that year, Rath jumped to television as a correspondent and producer for ''
Frontline'', where he focused on military justice and national security issues. Some of his major stories focused on
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks () is an international non-profit organisation that published news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous sources. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activist, is generally described as its founder and director and ...
, the
Guantanamo military commission
ThGuantanamo military commissionswere established by President George W. Bush – through a Military Order – on November 13, 2001, to try certain non-citizen terrorism suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison. To date, there have been a total of e ...
, and the
Haditha killings. He also became a regular correspondent for
PBS's ''
Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders''. In September 2013, Rath was hired as the host of the weekend edition of ''
All Things Considered
''All Things Considered'' (''ATC'') is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio (NPR). It was the first news program on NPR, premiering on May 3, 1971. It is broadcast live on NPR affiliated stations in the United ...
'', coinciding with its move to NPR's West Coast bureau in
Culver City
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. Founded in 1917 as a "whites only" sundown town, it is now an ethnically diverse city with what was called the "third-most d ...
. Rath replaced
Guy Raz
Guy Raz (; born November 9, 1975) is a journalist, correspondent and Radio personality, radio host, currently working at NPR, National Public Radio (NPR). He has been described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most popular podcasters in h ...
, becoming the first Indian-American to host an NPR news-magazine. He has stated that he hopes to do more of his own reporting from the field, and to strengthen NPR's presence on the West Coast.
In October 2015, Michel Martin replaced Rath as the host of the weekend edition of ''All Things Considered''. NPR Media Relations Director Isabel Lara said Rath "will be moving back to Boston" but did not elaborate.
Rath joined WGBH Boston, and continued to report for NPR.
On February 21, 2017, the ''
PBS
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'' network's documentary series ''
Frontline'' broadcast an episode Rath produced, entitled "Out of Gitmo".
[ The first 40 minutes of the episode focused on ]Mansur al-Dayfi
Mansur Ahmad Saad al-Dayfi (born 1979) is a Yemeni who was held without charge in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba from February 9, 2002, to July 11, 2016. On July 11, 2016, he and a Tajikistani captive were transferred to ...
, a former Guantanamo captive released to Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung ...
in July 2016.[ Rath traveled to Serbia for a stay to allow him to profile al-Dayfi, in depth. The attention he paid to al-Dayfi triggered increased scrutiny from Serbian security officials.
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References
External links
NPR Biography
GBH Biography
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Year of birth missing (living people)
NPR personalities
American radio journalists
Reed College alumni
Living people