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Introduction :
Scott Horsley is an experienced political journalist & reporter. He has been a White House Correspondent for several years now.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Little is known about Scott’s early life or family background.
- Residing in Washington D.C., Scott owns a pet dog named Rosie.
- Currently, Scott has a prized possession in his hands – It refers to his part ownership of the NPR News team bus!
- An ex-Pennsylvania transit vehicle, the NPR team has fitted it with a new horn, which plays ‘All Things Considered,’ a well-known theme.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Scott is a Harvard University graduate & earned his Bachelor’s degree in Arts (B. A.) from there.
- He also holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from San Diego State University.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Scott began his career with NPR in 1987. He was the overnight tape cutter (production assistant) for the Morning Edition.
- Since the office was located on M. Street, it was close to McDonald’s outlet. Scott helped during the lunch rush at McD every day, focusing on flipping quarter-pounders!
- What connected Scott’s two workplaces is the fact that Joan Kroc, the third wife of McDonald’s CEO, Ray Kroc, bequeathed over $200 million to NPR a few years later.
- He occupied the positions of reporter and news writer for commercial radio stations located at Concord in New Hampshire, as well as in Boston.
- Scott has also been a reporter for radio stations like KPBS-FM in San Diego, California, & WUSF-FM in Tampa, Florida, in the past.
Stint with NPR :
- Between 2001 and 2007, Scott completed a couple of stints on NPR’s Business Desk.
- In 2009, he began a new career at the White House’s Washington Desk, sponsored by NPR News.
- NPR News has been able to create a RAGBRAI (The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Race Across Iowa) team, thanks to the efforts put in by Scott and his teammates.
- The “No Pie Refused” team has already completed six 400-mile bike journeys and is preparing for the seventh one!
- Since early 2019, Horsley is the Chief Economics Correspondent for NPR News. He is keen to study the rapid changes taking place in the global economy.
Awards, Height and Trivia :
- Scott loves reporting on diverse topics, preferring not to stick to one field alone. In his illustrious career, he has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, various types of oil deals, etc.
- His reporting for KPBS-FM fetched him numerous honors.
- One of Scott’s biggest awards was the Public Radio News Directors’ Award for excellent coverage of the California energy crisis in 2000.
Scott’s easy demeanor, ready wit, observational skills, and reporting abilities have served to make him an object of both adoration and admiration.