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 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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Also: North Korea suggests it could launch missiles toward Guam; another Venezuelan dissident mayor is arrested; and preparing for this month's total solar eclipse.
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Also: French police search for a motorist who drove into a crowd of soldiers; tens of thousands of people march for jobs in India; and today is the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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Also: Attorney General Sessions criticizes Chicago for suing over immigration actions; South Africa's president faces a no-confidence vote; and the Japanese actor who portrayed Godzilla has died.
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Also: New Orleans recovers from weekend flooding; a tornado strikes mid-town Tulsa; and a group of people in North Carolina reported a possible Bigfoot sighting over the weekend.
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Also: A fire strikes one of the world's tallest residential towers - again; a controversial Venezuelan assembly is rewriting the country's constitution; and President Trump is going on vacation.
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Also: More earthquakes rock central Oklahoma; Germany blames Vietnam for a kidnapping; and heat records are being set on the West Coast.
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Also: Secretary of State Tillerson suggests talks with North Korea; a relief group warns a million Yemeni children are at risk of cholera; and a computer glitch causes headaches for British Airways.
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Also: Vice President Pence talks tough on Russia while visiting Eastern Europe; Pakistani lawmakers choose an interim prime minister; and Tropical Depression Emily is moving into the Atlantic.
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Also: Colorado's governor discusses Democrats' health care plans; President Trump will discuss anti-gang violence efforts; and Japan imposes new tariffs on U.S. frozen beef imports.
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Also: The next steps in the Senate's health care debate; where wildfires are burning in the U.S.; and a data leak threatens to collapse the Swedish governing cabinet.