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{{short description|American radio broadcaster}}
{{Short description|American radio broadcaster (born 1978)}}
{{about|the general NPR journalist|the Boston science journalist who also occasionally reports for NPR|Ari Daniel Shapiro}}
{{about|the general NPR journalist|the Boston science journalist who also occasionally reports for NPR|Ari Daniel Shapiro}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ari Shapiro
| name = Ari Shapiro
| image = Ari Shapiro at College of DuPage 2012 (8188282489).jpg
| image = Ari Shapiro at College of DuPage 2012 (8188282489).jpg
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| caption = Shapiro in 2012
| caption = Shapiro in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|September 30, 1978}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|September 30, 1978}}
| birth_place = [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], [[North Dakota]]
| birth_place = [[Fargo, North Dakota]], U.S.
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| occupation = [[Broadcast journalism|Radio journalist]]
| occupation = [[Radio journalist]]
| years_active = 2001–present
| years_active = 2001–present
| employer = [[National Public Radio]]
| employer = [[National Public Radio]]
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| father = [[Leonard Shapiro]]
| father = [[Leonard Shapiro]]
| relations = [[Susan Stamberg]] (cousin)
| relations = [[Susan Stamberg]] (cousin)
| website = https://arishapiro.work
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'''Ari Michael Shapiro'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://images.library.yale.edu/madid/oneItem.aspx?id=1948899&q=&q1=&q2=&qc1=&qc2=&qf1=&qf2=&qn=&qo=&qm=&qs=&sid=311268532&qx= |title=Ari Michael Shapiro |publisher=Yale University |work= [[Yale Banner]] |year=2000|access-date=September 10, 2018 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> (born September 30, 1978) is an [[United States of America|American]] [[radio journalist]]. In September&nbsp;2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on [[National Public Radio|National Public Radio's]] flagship drive-time program ''[[All Things Considered]]''. He previously served as [[White House correspondent]] and international correspondent based in London for NPR.
'''Ari Michael Shapiro'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://images.library.yale.edu/madid/oneItem.aspx?id=1948899&q=&q1=&q2=&qc1=&qc2=&qf1=&qf2=&qn=&qo=&qm=&qs=&sid=311268532&qx= |title=Ari Michael Shapiro |work=[[Yale Banner]]|publisher=Yale University |year=2000 |access-date=September 10, 2018 |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208133904/http://images.library.yale.edu/madid/oneItem.aspx?id=1948899&q=&q1=&q2=&qc1=&qc2=&qf1=&qf2=&qn=&qo=&qm=&qs=&sid=311268532&qx= |url-status=dead }}</ref> (born September 30, 1978) is an American [[radio journalist]]. In September&nbsp;2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on [[National Public Radio]]'s flagship drive-time program ''[[All Things Considered]]''. He previously served as [[White House correspondent]] and international correspondent based in London for NPR.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Ari Shapiro was born in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], [[North Dakota]], the son of Elayne (née Halpern), a university communications professor,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.up.edu/dir/directory/showperson.aspx?id=000300176 |title= Elayne J. Shapiro|publisher= University of Portland |work =UP.edu |access-date=4 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131228015254/http://www.up.edu/dir/directory/showperson.aspx?id=000300176 |archive-date=28 December 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-01/news/0905310347_1_joseph-shapiro-death-notice-grandmother |title=Death Notice: Sylvia Riesa Halpern |access-date=4 April 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Leonard Shapiro]], a database researcher and university teacher.<ref name=Oregonian/> Shapiro is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/07/ari-shapiro-the-singing-reporter/ |title=Ari Shapiro: The Singing Reporter - Metro Weekly |access-date=4 April 2017 |df=dmy-all|date=2015-07-02 }}</ref> When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], [[Oregon]]. He attended [[Beaverton High School]]. He graduated [[magna cum laude]] from [[Yale University]] in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/people/2101154/ari-shapiro|title=Ari Shapiro |publisher=NPR |access-date=4 December 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> At Yale, he sang in [[Mixed Company of Yale]] and was a member of the [[Scroll and Key]] [[secret society]].
Ari Shapiro was born in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], North Dakota, the son of Elayne (née Halpern), a university communications professor,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.up.edu/dir/directory/showperson.aspx?id=000300176 |title= Elayne J. Shapiro|work =UP.edu |publisher= University of Portland |access-date=December 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131228015254/http://www.up.edu/dir/directory/showperson.aspx?id=000300176 |archive-date=December 28, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/06/01/death-notice-alvin-goldblatt/ |title=Death Notice: Sylvia Riesa Halpern |date=June 2009 |access-date=April 4, 2017 }}</ref> and [[Leonard Shapiro]], a database researcher and university teacher.<ref name=Oregonian/> Shapiro is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/07/ari-shapiro-the-singing-reporter/ |title=Ari Shapiro: The Singing Reporter - Metro Weekly |access-date=April 4, 2017 |date=July 2, 2015 }}</ref> When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], Oregon. He attended [[Beaverton High School]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Beaverton High announces Hall of Achievement inductees |url=https://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/beaverton-high-announces-hall-of-achievement-inductees/article_34b07d81-7c4a-54ca-a5ae-ed1d662c458a.html |newspaper=Beaverton Valley Times |date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> He graduated [[magna cum laude]] from [[Yale University]] in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/people/2101154/ari-shapiro|title=Ari Shapiro |publisher=NPR |access-date=December 4, 2013 }}</ref> At Yale, he sang in [[Mixed Company of Yale]] and was a member of the [[Scroll and Key]] [[secret society]].


==Career==
==Career==
Shapiro began his NPR career as an intern to legal affairs correspondent [[Nina Totenberg]] in January 2001.<ref name=AllSongsConsidered>{{cite web |title=All Things Considered Host Ari Shapiro Plays DJ |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/09/21/441438065/all-things-considered-host-ari-shapiro-plays-dj |website=All Songs Considered |access-date=1 October 2015 |date=21 September 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Following that assignment, he worked as an editorial assistant and an assistant editor on ''[[Morning Edition]]''. After working as a regional reporter for NPR in Atlanta and Miami and five years as NPR's Justice Correspondent, Shapiro began covering the [[White House]] in 2010. In 2014, he became NPR's correspondent in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=216093175&live=1 |title=Ari Shapiro Heading to London for new role on NPR's International Desk |publisher=NPR |date=27 August 2013 |access-date=19 October 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> On July 9, 2015, NPR announced that Shapiro and [[Kelly McEvers]] would join [[Audie Cornish]] and [[Robert Siegel]] as hosts of NPR's ''[[All Things Considered]]'' program.<ref name=Oregonian/>
Shapiro began his NPR career as an intern to legal affairs correspondent [[Nina Totenberg]] in January 2001.<ref name=AllSongsConsidered>{{cite web |title=All Things Considered Host Ari Shapiro Plays DJ |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/09/21/441438065/all-things-considered-host-ari-shapiro-plays-dj |website=All Songs Considered |access-date=October 1, 2015 |date=September 21, 2015 }}</ref> Following that assignment, he worked as an editorial assistant and an assistant editor on ''[[Morning Edition]]''. After working as a regional reporter for NPR in Atlanta and Miami and five years as NPR's Justice Correspondent, Shapiro began covering the [[White House]] in 2010. In 2014, he became NPR's correspondent in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=216093175&live=1 |title=Ari Shapiro Heading to London for new role on NPR's International Desk |publisher=NPR |date=August 27, 2013 |access-date=October 19, 2013 }}</ref> On July 9, 2015, NPR announced that Shapiro and [[Kelly McEvers]] would join [[Audie Cornish]] and [[Robert Siegel]] as hosts of NPR's ''[[All Things Considered]]'' program.<ref name=Oregonian/>


In June 2020, NPR announced Shapiro would co-host a new daily podcast titled ''Consider This.''<ref>{{Cite web|title='Consider This,' A PM News Podcast With Kelly McEvers & 'All Things Considered' Hosts|url=https://www.npr.org/about-npr/883858250/consider-this-a-pm-news-podcast-with-kelly-mcevers-all-things-considered-hosts|access-date=2020-08-02|website=NPR.org|date=June 29, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2020, NPR announced Shapiro would co-host a new daily podcast titled ''Consider This.''<ref>{{Cite web|title='Consider This,' A PM News Podcast With Kelly McEvers & 'All Things Considered' Hosts|url=https://www.npr.org/about-npr/883858250/consider-this-a-pm-news-podcast-with-kelly-mcevers-all-things-considered-hosts|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=NPR.org|date=June 29, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


Since 2009, Shapiro has been a regular guest singer with the band [[Pink Martini]]. He appears on four of the band's albums, singing in several languages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/09/21/441438065/all-things-considered-host-ari-shapiro-plays-dj |title=All Songs Considered audio interview and embedded video of Shapiro, singing with Pink Martini |website=[[NPR]] |date=21 September 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/09/step_aside_cat_videos_nprs_own.html|title=Step Aside, Cat Videos: NPR's own Ari Shapiro wings (beautifully) with Pink Martini|website=[[NPR]] |access-date=4 April 2017|df=dmy-all|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150427004555/http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/09/step_aside_cat_videos_nprs_own.html|archive-date=27 April 2015 |url-status= dead}}</ref> He made his live debut with the band at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]. He has performed live with them frequently since then, including at such venues as [[Carnegie Hall]] and the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theater]] in New York City, [[Kennedy Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], the Olympia in Paris, Kew Gardens in London, and the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Julian|first=Steve|date=2010-09-10|title=NPR's Ari Shapiro and Pink Martini return to the Hollywood Bowl|url=https://www.scpr.org/news/2010/09/10/19124/Ari-shapiro-2way/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907134410/https://www.scpr.org/news/2010/09/10/19124/Ari-shapiro-2way/|archive-date=2012-09-07|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Southern California Public Radio}}</ref><ref name=Oregonian>{{cite news |last1=Turnquist |first1=Kristi |title=Portland's own Ari Shapiro talks about singing with Pink Martini and hosting NPR's 'All Things Considered' |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2015/08/portlands_own_ari_shapiro_talk.html |work= [[The Oregonian]] |date=26 August 2015 }}</ref>
Since 2009, Shapiro has been a regular guest singer with the band [[Pink Martini]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Terry |author1-link=Terry Gross |title=It's impossible to fit 'All Things' Ari Shapiro does into this headline |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165002548/ari-shapiro-npr-pink-martini-best-strangers-world |access-date=March 25, 2023 |work=[[Fresh Air]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=March 22, 2023}}</ref> He appears on four of the band's albums, singing in several languages.<ref name="best strangers">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/09/21/441438065/all-things-considered-host-ari-shapiro-plays-dj |title=All Songs Considered audio interview and embedded video of Shapiro, singing with Pink Martini |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=September 21, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/09/step_aside_cat_videos_nprs_own.html|title=Step Aside, Cat Videos: NPR's own Ari Shapiro sings (beautifully) with Pink Martini|publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=April 4, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150427004555/http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/09/step_aside_cat_videos_nprs_own.html|archive-date=April 27, 2015 |url-status= dead}}</ref> He made his live debut with the band at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]. He has performed live with them frequently since then, including at such venues as [[Carnegie Hall]] and the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] in New York City, [[Kennedy Center]] in Washington, D.C., the Olympia in Paris, Kew Gardens in London, and the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Julian|first=Steve|date=September 10, 2010|title=NPR's Ari Shapiro and Pink Martini return to the Hollywood Bowl|url=https://www.scpr.org/news/2010/09/10/19124/Ari-shapiro-2way/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907134410/https://www.scpr.org/news/2010/09/10/19124/Ari-shapiro-2way/|archive-date=September 7, 2012|access-date=May 8, 2021|website=Southern California Public Radio}}</ref><ref name=Oregonian>{{cite news |last1=Turnquist |first1=Kristi |title=Portland's own Ari Shapiro talks about singing with Pink Martini and hosting NPR's 'All Things Considered' |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2015/08/portlands_own_ari_shapiro_talk.html |work= [[The Oregonian]] |date=August 26, 2015 }}</ref>


In 2019, Shapiro embarked on a cabaret career, joining [[Alan Cumming]] for a show called ''Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret'' with performances in Fire Island and Provincetown.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=21 August 2019|title=Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro Will Debut New Show, Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret, in Fire Island|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/alan-cumming-and-ari-shapiro-will-debut-new-show-och-oy-a-considered-cabaret-in-fire-island|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Playbill}}</ref>
In 2019, Shapiro embarked on a cabaret career, joining [[Alan Cumming]] for a show called ''Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret'' with performances in Fire Island and Provincetown.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=August 21, 2019|title=Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro Will Debut New Show, Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret, in Fire Island|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/alan-cumming-and-ari-shapiro-will-debut-new-show-och-oy-a-considered-cabaret-in-fire-island|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=Playbill}}</ref> Och & Oy has gone on to tour the United States including performances at the [[Kennedy Center]] and the Cafe Carlyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro at Café Carlyle – Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret |url=https://thefrontrowcenter.com/2023/04/alan-cumming-and-ari-shapiro-at-cafe-carlyle-och-oy-a-considered-cabaret/ |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=The Front Row Center |language=en-US}}</ref> Shapiro has also done solo cabaret performances around the United States, including in such venues as [[Joe's Pub]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gottfried |first=Steve |date=July 8, 2023 |title=Ari Shapiro is Sharing the Experiences that Shaped His Life |url=https://metrosource.com/ari-shapiro-is-sharing-the-experiences-that-shaped-his-life/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Metrosource |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[54 Below]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ari Shapiro: Behind the Mic, feat. Alan Cumming! |url=https://54below.org/events/ari-shapiro-behind-the-mic/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=54 Below |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Harper Collins published his debut memoir, "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening." It became an instant ''New York Times'' bestseller and was described by Kirkus reviews as "a clever and compulsively readable crowd pleaser."<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Harper Collins Publishers |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-best-strangers-in-the-world-ari-shapiro?variant=41078281568290 }}</ref>

In 2024, Shapiro was announced as the host of the [[The Mole (American TV series) season 7|seventh season]], and the second by [[Netflix]], of the reality TV series ''[[The Mole (American TV series)|The Mole]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ross|first=Dalton|title=The Mole gets a new host and season premiere date |url=https://ew.com/the-mole-new-host-season-premiere-date-ari-shapiro-exclusive-8640665|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=June 8, 2024|date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>


==Recognition and awards==
==Recognition and awards==
Shapiro's work has been recognized with journalism awards, including the [[American Bar Association]]'s Silver Gavel Award,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patrick |date=June 5, 2007 |title=NPR Wins Silver Gavel Award |url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/npr-wins-silver-gavel-award/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Adweek |language=en-US}}</ref> the [[Daniel Schorr]] Journalism Prize,<ref>{{Cite web |title=NPR reporter Ari Shapiro wins Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize {{!}} BU Today |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2005/npr-reporter-ari-shapiro-wins-daniel-schorr-journalism-prize/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Boston University |language=en}}</ref> a laurel from the ''[[Columbia Journalism Review]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dart to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Triblocal.com |url=https://www.cjr.org/darts_and_laurels/dart_to_the_cleveland_plain_de.php |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Columbia Journalism Review |language=en}}</ref>'','' the American Judges Association's American Gavel Award,<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Judges Association List of Award Recipients |url=https://amjudges.org/awards/pdfs/AwardList.pdf |access-date= |website=American Judges Association}}</ref> and he was named Journalist of the Year in 2023 by NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ+ journalists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Announces 2023 Excellence in Journalism Award Recipients - NLGJA |url=https://www.nlgja.org/blog/2023/07/nlgja-the-association-of-lgbtq-journalists-announces-2023-excellence-in-journalism-award-recipients/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> Shapiro has won three national Edward R. Murrow awards; one for a global series that connected the dots between climate change, migration, and far-right political leaders;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Sommer |date=August 17, 2023 |title=Congratulations NPR and Member stations for winning multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2023/08/17/1194367122/congratulations-npr-and-member-stations-for-winning-multiple-edward-r-murrow-awa |website=NPR.org}}</ref> another for his reporting on the life and death of Breonna Taylor;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Sommer |date=August 17, 2021 |title=NPR Wins Four Edward R. Murrow Awards |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2021/08/17/1028406032/npr-wins-four-edward-r-murrow-awards |website=NRP.org}}</ref> and the third for his coverage of the Trump Administration's asylum policies on the US-Mexico border.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=January 11, 2020 |title='All Things Considered' Host Ari Shapiro Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/ari-shapiro-caa-all-things-considered-1203463565/ |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Shapiro was the first NPR reporter to be promoted to correspondent before age 30.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2013 |title=NPR's Ari Shapiro to relate 'Stories You Won't Hear on the Radio' |url=https://news.yale.edu/2013/11/21/nprs-ari-shapiro-relate-stories-you-wont-hear-radio |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=YaleNews |language=en}}</ref>
Shapiro's work has been recognized with journalism awards, including the [[American Bar Association]]'s Silver Gavel Award, the [[Daniel Schorr]] Journalism Prize, a laurel from the ''[[Columbia Journalism Review]],'' and the American Judges Association's American Gavel Award.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Shapiro was the first NPR reporter to be promoted to correspondent before age&nbsp;30.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}


In May 2010, the pop-culture magazine ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' included Shapiro in an annual list of "Beautiful People," saying he "must have a clone. No one man could have so many talents and be in so many places at once."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2010/03/beautiful-people-2010-ari-shapiro.php |title=Beautiful People 2010: Ari Shapiro |publisher=Papermag |date= 29 March 2010 |access-date=4 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130621025604/http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2010/03/beautiful-people-2010-ari-shapiro.php |archive-date=21 June 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In May 2010, the pop-culture magazine ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' included Shapiro in an annual list of "Beautiful People," saying he "must have a clone. No one man could have so many talents and be in so many places at once."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2010/03/beautiful-people-2010-ari-shapiro.php |title=Beautiful People 2010: Ari Shapiro |publisher=Papermag |date= March 29, 2010 |access-date=December 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130621025604/http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2010/03/beautiful-people-2010-ari-shapiro.php |archive-date=June 21, 2013 }}</ref>


In December 2010, [[MSNBC]]'s entertainment website BLTWY placed Shapiro 26th on its "power list" of "35 people under 35 who changed DC in 2010," calling him "one of NPR's fastest rising stars."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bltwy.msnbc.msn.com/politics/bltwy-power-list-35-people-under-35-who-changed-dc-in-2010-9275.gallery?photoId=36271 |title=BLTWY Power List: 35 people under 35 who changed D.C. in 2010 |work=[[MSN]] |access-date=11 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102114828/http://bltwy.msnbc.msn.com//politics//bltwy-power-list-35-people-under-35-who-changed-dc-in-2010-9275.gallery?photoId=36271 |archive-date=2 January 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In December 2010, [[MSNBC]]'s entertainment website BLTWY placed Shapiro 26th on its "power list" of "35 people under 35 who changed DC in 2010," calling him "one of NPR's fastest rising stars."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bltwy.msnbc.msn.com/politics/bltwy-power-list-35-people-under-35-who-changed-dc-in-2010-9275.gallery?photoId=36271 |title=BLTWY Power List: 35 people under 35 who changed D.C. in 2010 |publisher=[[MSN]] |access-date=January 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102114828/http://bltwy.msnbc.msn.com//politics//bltwy-power-list-35-people-under-35-who-changed-dc-in-2010-9275.gallery?photoId=36271 |archive-date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref>


In 2016 and 2008, [[LGBT]]-themed magazine ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]'' included Shapiro in the "Out 100", a list of "the year's most interesting, influential, and newsworthy LGBT people". Shapiro was also included on a list of openly gay media professionals in ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]''{{'}}s "Forty under 40" issue of June/July 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid82422.asp?page=3 |title=Forty Under 40: Media |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528034530/http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid82422.asp?page=3 |archive-date=28 May 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.out.com/out100-2016/2016/10/31/out100-2016#slide-13|title=OUT100 2016 |date=2016-10-31 |access-date=2017-03-15 |df=dmy-all |language=en}}</ref>
In 2016 and 2008, [[LGBT]]-themed magazine ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]'' included Shapiro in the "Out 100", a list of "the year's most interesting, influential, and newsworthy LGBT people". Shapiro was also included on a list of openly gay media professionals in ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]''{{'}}s "Forty under 40" issue of June/July 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid82422.asp?page=3 |title=Forty Under 40: Media |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528034530/http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid82422.asp?page=3 |archive-date=May 28, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.out.com/out100-2016/2016/10/31/out100-2016#slide-13|title=OUT100 2016 |date=October 31, 2016 |access-date=March 15, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, Shapiro received a [[Doctor of Humane Letters]] honorary degree from the [[University of Portland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ari Shapiro {{!}} University of Portland |url=https://www.up.edu/commencement/honorary-degrees/shapiro.html |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=www.up.edu}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
On February 27, 2004, Shapiro and longtime boyfriend Michael Gottlieb were married at [[San Francisco City Hall]].<ref name="poppick">{{cite news |title=Yalies walk a fine line down the aisle in San Francisco |first=Susie |last=Poppick |date=5 March 2004 |url= http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2004/mar/05/yalies-walk-a-fine-line-down-the-aisle-in-san/ |periodical=[[Yale Daily News]] |access-date=21 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002220559/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2004/mar/05/yalies-walk-a-fine-line-down-the-aisle-in-san/ |archive-date=2 October 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Gottlieb is a lawyer who worked in the office of the [[White House Counsel]] from 2013 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news |author=Farhi, Paul|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/media-administration-deal-with-conflicts/2013/06/12/e6f98314-ca2e-11e2-8da7-d274bc611a47_story.html |title=Media, administration deal with conflicts |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=6 December 2013|access-date=29 June 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Shapiro and [[Susan Stamberg]], the first co-host of ''[[All Things Considered]],'' are cousins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obama To Graduates: Listen To Opposing Views|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126442653|access-date=2020-08-02|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref>
On February 27, 2004, Shapiro and longtime boyfriend Michael Gottlieb were married at [[San Francisco City Hall]].<ref name="poppick">{{cite news |title=Yalies walk a fine line down the aisle in San Francisco |first=Susie |last=Poppick |date=March 5, 2004 |url= http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2004/mar/05/yalies-walk-a-fine-line-down-the-aisle-in-san/ |periodical=[[Yale Daily News]] |access-date=December 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002220559/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2004/mar/05/yalies-walk-a-fine-line-down-the-aisle-in-san/ |archive-date=October 2, 2012 }}</ref> Gottlieb is a lawyer who worked in the office of the [[White House Counsel]] from 2013 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news |author=Farhi, Paul|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/media-administration-deal-with-conflicts/2013/06/12/e6f98314-ca2e-11e2-8da7-d274bc611a47_story.html |title=Media, administration deal with conflicts |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 6, 2013|access-date=June 29, 2014 }}</ref> Shapiro and [[Susan Stamberg]], the first co-host of ''[[All Things Considered]],'' are cousins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Obama To Graduates: Listen To Opposing Views|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126442653|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ari |year=2023 |title=The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a life spent listening |publisher=[[HarperOne]] |isbn=978-0-06-322134-5 |location=New York <!-- |author-mask=1 -->}}<ref name="best strangers"/>


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Latest revision as of 19:52, 24 September 2024

This article is about the general NPR journalist. For the Boston science journalist who also occasionally reports for NPR, see Ari Daniel Shapiro.

Ari Shapiro
Shapiro in 2012
Born (1978-09-30) September 30, 1978 (age 46)
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)
OccupationRadio journalist
Years active2001–present
EmployerNational Public Radio
SpouseMichael Gottlieb (m. 2004)
FatherLeonard Shapiro
RelativesSusan Stamberg (cousin)
Websitehttps://arishapiro.work

Ari Michael Shapiro[1] (born September 30, 1978) is an American radio journalist. In September 2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on National Public Radio's flagship drive-time program All Things Considered. He previously served as White House correspondent and international correspondent based in London for NPR.

Early life and education

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Ari Shapiro was born in Fargo, North Dakota, the son of Elayne (née Halpern), a university communications professor,[2][3] and Leonard Shapiro, a database researcher and university teacher.[4] Shapiro is Jewish.[5] When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to Beaverton, Oregon. He attended Beaverton High School.[6] He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.[7] At Yale, he sang in Mixed Company of Yale and was a member of the Scroll and Key secret society.

Career

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Shapiro began his NPR career as an intern to legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg in January 2001.[8] Following that assignment, he worked as an editorial assistant and an assistant editor on Morning Edition. After working as a regional reporter for NPR in Atlanta and Miami and five years as NPR's Justice Correspondent, Shapiro began covering the White House in 2010. In 2014, he became NPR's correspondent in London.[9] On July 9, 2015, NPR announced that Shapiro and Kelly McEvers would join Audie Cornish and Robert Siegel as hosts of NPR's All Things Considered program.[4]

In June 2020, NPR announced Shapiro would co-host a new daily podcast titled Consider This.[10]

Since 2009, Shapiro has been a regular guest singer with the band Pink Martini.[11] He appears on four of the band's albums, singing in several languages.[12][13] He made his live debut with the band at the Hollywood Bowl. He has performed live with them frequently since then, including at such venues as Carnegie Hall and the Beacon Theatre in New York City, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Olympia in Paris, Kew Gardens in London, and the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens.[14][4]

In 2019, Shapiro embarked on a cabaret career, joining Alan Cumming for a show called Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret with performances in Fire Island and Provincetown.[15] Och & Oy has gone on to tour the United States including performances at the Kennedy Center and the Cafe Carlyle.[16] Shapiro has also done solo cabaret performances around the United States, including in such venues as Joe's Pub[17] and 54 Below.[18]

In 2023, Harper Collins published his debut memoir, "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening." It became an instant New York Times bestseller and was described by Kirkus reviews as "a clever and compulsively readable crowd pleaser."[19]

In 2024, Shapiro was announced as the host of the seventh season, and the second by Netflix, of the reality TV series The Mole.[20]

Recognition and awards

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Shapiro's work has been recognized with journalism awards, including the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award,[21] the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize,[22] a laurel from the Columbia Journalism Review[23], the American Judges Association's American Gavel Award,[24] and he was named Journalist of the Year in 2023 by NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ+ journalists.[25] Shapiro has won three national Edward R. Murrow awards; one for a global series that connected the dots between climate change, migration, and far-right political leaders;[26] another for his reporting on the life and death of Breonna Taylor;[27] and the third for his coverage of the Trump Administration's asylum policies on the US-Mexico border.[28] Shapiro was the first NPR reporter to be promoted to correspondent before age 30.[29]

In May 2010, the pop-culture magazine Paper included Shapiro in an annual list of "Beautiful People," saying he "must have a clone. No one man could have so many talents and be in so many places at once."[30]

In December 2010, MSNBC's entertainment website BLTWY placed Shapiro 26th on its "power list" of "35 people under 35 who changed DC in 2010," calling him "one of NPR's fastest rising stars."[31]

In 2016 and 2008, LGBT-themed magazine Out included Shapiro in the "Out 100", a list of "the year's most interesting, influential, and newsworthy LGBT people". Shapiro was also included on a list of openly gay media professionals in The Advocate's "Forty under 40" issue of June/July 2009.[32][33]

In 2023, Shapiro received a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from the University of Portland.[34]

Personal life

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On February 27, 2004, Shapiro and longtime boyfriend Michael Gottlieb were married at San Francisco City Hall.[35] Gottlieb is a lawyer who worked in the office of the White House Counsel from 2013 to 2015.[36] Shapiro and Susan Stamberg, the first co-host of All Things Considered, are cousins.[37]

Bibliography

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  • Shapiro, Ari (2023). The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a life spent listening. New York: HarperOne. ISBN 978-0-06-322134-5.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ari Michael Shapiro". Yale Banner. Yale University. 2000. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Elayne J. Shapiro". UP.edu. University of Portland. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Death Notice: Sylvia Riesa Halpern". June 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Turnquist, Kristi (August 26, 2015). "Portland's own Ari Shapiro talks about singing with Pink Martini and hosting NPR's 'All Things Considered'". The Oregonian.
  5. ^ "Ari Shapiro: The Singing Reporter - Metro Weekly". July 2, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "Beaverton High announces Hall of Achievement inductees". Beaverton Valley Times. November 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Ari Shapiro". NPR. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "All Things Considered Host Ari Shapiro Plays DJ". All Songs Considered. September 21, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "Ari Shapiro Heading to London for new role on NPR's International Desk". NPR. August 27, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "'Consider This,' A PM News Podcast With Kelly McEvers & 'All Things Considered' Hosts". NPR.org. June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  11. ^ Gross, Terry (March 22, 2023). "It's impossible to fit 'All Things' Ari Shapiro does into this headline". Fresh Air. NPR. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "All Songs Considered audio interview and embedded video of Shapiro, singing with Pink Martini". NPR. September 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "Step Aside, Cat Videos: NPR's own Ari Shapiro sings (beautifully) with Pink Martini". NPR. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  14. ^ Julian, Steve (September 10, 2010). "NPR's Ari Shapiro and Pink Martini return to the Hollywood Bowl". Southern California Public Radio. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  15. ^ Gans, Andrew (August 21, 2019). "Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro Will Debut New Show, Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret, in Fire Island". Playbill. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro at Café Carlyle – Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret". The Front Row Center. April 13, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  17. ^ Gottfried, Steve (July 8, 2023). "Ari Shapiro is Sharing the Experiences that Shaped His Life". Metrosource. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "Ari Shapiro: Behind the Mic, feat. Alan Cumming!". 54 Below. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "Harper Collins Publishers". July 19, 2024.
  20. ^ Ross, Dalton (May 16, 2024). "The Mole gets a new host and season premiere date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  21. ^ Patrick (June 5, 2007). "NPR Wins Silver Gavel Award". Adweek. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  22. ^ "NPR reporter Ari Shapiro wins Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize | BU Today". Boston University. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  23. ^ "Dart to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Triblocal.com". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  24. ^ "American Judges Association List of Award Recipients" (PDF). American Judges Association.
  25. ^ "NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Announces 2023 Excellence in Journalism Award Recipients - NLGJA". Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  26. ^ Hill, Sommer (August 17, 2023). "Congratulations NPR and Member stations for winning multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards". NPR.org.
  27. ^ Hill, Sommer (August 17, 2021). "NPR Wins Four Edward R. Murrow Awards". NRP.org.
  28. ^ Lang, Brent (January 11, 2020). "'All Things Considered' Host Ari Shapiro Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  29. ^ "NPR's Ari Shapiro to relate 'Stories You Won't Hear on the Radio'". YaleNews. November 21, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  30. ^ "Beautiful People 2010: Ari Shapiro". Papermag. March 29, 2010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  31. ^ "BLTWY Power List: 35 people under 35 who changed D.C. in 2010". MSN. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  32. ^ "Forty Under 40: Media". Archived from the original on May 28, 2009.
  33. ^ "OUT100 2016". October 31, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  34. ^ "Ari Shapiro | University of Portland". www.up.edu. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  35. ^ Poppick, Susie (March 5, 2004). "Yalies walk a fine line down the aisle in San Francisco". Yale Daily News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
  36. ^ Farhi, Paul (December 6, 2013). "Media, administration deal with conflicts". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  37. ^ "Obama To Graduates: Listen To Opposing Views". NPR.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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