Steven Alan Inskeep
(; born 1968) is an American journalist who is currently one of the four rotating hosts of ''
Morning Edition
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'' and ''
Up First'' on
National Public Radio
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. Prior to being a host of ''Morning Edition'', Inskeep covered the Pentagon, the 2000 presidential campaign of George W. Bush, the U.S. Senate, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and was host of ''
Weekend All Things Considered''.
Inskeep is the author of four books: ''Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi'' (2011); ''Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab'' (2015); ''Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War'' (2020); and ''
Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America'' (2023).
Early life and education
Inskeep was raised in
Carmel, Indiana
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, graduated from Carmel High School and graduated
Phi Kappa Phi
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from
Morehead State University
Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-yea ...
in
Morehead, Kentucky
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, in 1990.
His first professional experience in radio was a stint as a sportscaster at
WMKY-FM in Morehead.
Career
NPR
Inskeep was hired by NPR in 1996. His first full-time assignment was the 1996 presidential primary in New Hampshire.
Inskeep has been the host of Morning Edition since 2004.
In January 2022, Inskeep interviewed former U.S. President
Donald Trump
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on many issues including
COVID-19 vaccinations
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Knowledge about the structure ...
; the
2020 presidential election; and the future of the
Republican Party, specifically in the
2022 midterm elections. When Inskeep pressured Trump with questions related to the
attempts to overturn the election results and the
2021 United States Capitol attack
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Notable work
Bibliography
Personal life
Inskeep married Carolee Gabel in 1993.
They have a daughter who was born in 2005.
In 2012, they adopted a second child from China. Inskeep himself was also adopted.
He and his family reside in
Washington, D.C.
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References
External links
NPR biography*
C-SPAN ''Q&A'' interview with Inskeep about ''Instant City'', October 02, 2012C-SPAN Book Discussion on Instant City, September 23, 2012Steve Inskeep
on Twitter
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1968 births
Living people
American radio journalists
Carmel High School (Indiana) alumni
NPR personalities
Morehead State University alumni
People from Carmel, Indiana
American scholars of Pakistan studies
Journalists from Washington, D.C.
Journalists from Indiana
20th-century American journalists
21st-century American journalists
21st-century American non-fiction writers
21st-century American male writers
Members of Phi Kappa Phi