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'{{about|the general NPR journalist|the Boston science journalist who also occasionally reports for NPR|Ari Daniel Shapiro}} {{Infobox person |name = Ari Shapiro |image = Ari Shapiro at College of DuPage 2012 (8189365224).jpg |alt = Ari Shapiro |caption = Shapiro speaking at [[College of DuPage]] in 2012 |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|09|30}} |birth_place = [[Fargo, North Dakota]] |home_town = [[Portland, Oregon]] |nationality = [[United States|American]] |other_names = |occupation = [[Broadcast journalism|Radio journalist]] |years_active= 2001 - present |employer = [[National Public Radio]] |known_for = |spouse=Michael Gottlieb (m. 2004) }} {{commons category|Ari Shapiro}} '''Ari Shapiro''' (born September 30, 1978) is an [[United States|American]] [[radio]] [[journalist]] who grew up in [[Portland, Oregon]]. He previously served as White House correspondent for ''[[National Public Radio]]'' (NPR). He has been NPR's international correspondent based in London since 2014. In September 2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on [[NPR|NPR's]] flagship drive-time program ''[[All Things Considered]]''. ==Family and education== Ari Shapiro was born in [[Fargo, North Dakota]], the son of Elayne (Halpern), a university professor, and Len Shapiro, a database researcher and university teacher.<ref name=Oregonian/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.up.edu/dir/directory/showperson.aspx?id=000300176 |title=Profile &#124; University of Portland |publisher=Up.edu |accessdate=4 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228015254/http://www.up.edu/dir/directory/showperson.aspx?id=000300176 |archivedate=28 December 2013 |df= }}</ref><ref>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-01/news/0905310347_1_joseph-shapiro-death-notice-grandmother</ref> His family is Jewish.<ref>http://www.metroweekly.com/2015/07/ari-shapiro-the-singing-reporter/</ref> When he was eight years old, he moved with his family to [[Portland, 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=http://www.npr.org/people/2101154/ari-shapiro|title=Ari Shapiro|publisher=NPR|accessdate=4 December 2013}}</ref> sang in [[Mixed Company of Yale]], and was a member of the [[Scroll and Key]] [[secret society]]. ==Journalism== 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=http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/09/21/441438065/all-things-considered-host-ari-shapiro-plays-dj|website=All Songs Considered|accessdate=1 October 2015|date=21 September 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=http://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|accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref> On July 9, 2015 NPR announced that Shapiro and [[Kelly McEvers]] will join [[Audie Cornish]] and [[Robert Siegel]] as hosts of NPR's ''[[All Things Considered]]'' program.<ref name=Oregonian/> ==Recognition and awards== 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 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 |accessdate=4 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621025604/http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2010/03/beautiful-people-2010-ari-shapiro.php |archivedate=21 June 2013 |df= }}</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]] |accessdate=11 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=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 |archivedate=2 January 2011 |df= }}</ref> In 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]]'''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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528034530/http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid82422.asp?page=3 |archivedate=May 28, 2009 }}</ref> ==Personal life== On February 27, 2004, Shapiro and longtime boyfriend Michael Gottlieb were [[same-sex marriage|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]] |accessdate=21 December 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002220559/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2004/mar/05/yalies-walk-a-fine-line-down-the-aisle-in-san/ |archivedate=October 2, 2012 }}</ref> Gottlieb is a lawyer who joined the White House counsel's office in April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Farhi, Paul|url=http://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|website=The Washington Post|date=6 December 2013|accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref> ==Musical side project== In 2009 Shapiro recorded the song "But Now I'm Back" with [[Pink Martini]] on the band's fourth album, ''[[Splendor in the Grass (album)|Splendor in the Grass]]''. Since then, he has been featured on the Pink Martini albums ''[[Joy to the World (Pink Martini album)|Joy to the World]]'' (singing in [[Judaeo-Spanish|Ladino]] and [[Hebrew]]) and ''[[Get Happy (Pink Martini album)|Get Happy]]'' (singing in Spanish and Hindi). He made his live debut with Pink Martini on September 19, 2009, performing 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, the Olympia in Paris, [[Kew Gardens]] in London, and the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/09/10/Ari-shapiro-2way/NPR's |title=Ari Shapiro and Pink Martini return to the Hollywood Bowl}}{{dead link|date=December 2013}}</ref><ref name=Oregonian>[http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2015/08/portlands_own_ari_shapiro_talk.html] ''The Oregonian'', 26 August 2015</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/09/21/441438065/all-things-considered-host-ari-shapiro-plays-dj All Songs Considered] audio interview and embedded video of Shapiro singing with Pink Martini * http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=2101154&startNum=3 * http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid63945.asp * http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/09/step_aside_cat_videos_nprs_own.html * http://gaysthinkitsfabulous.com/2010/05/10/seriously-fabulous-ari-shapiro/ {{NPR}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shapiro, Ari}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:NPR personalities]] [[Category:LGBT Jews]] [[Category:People from Fargo, North Dakota]] [[Category:Gay writers]] [[Category:Journalists from Portland, Oregon]] [[Category:LGBT journalists from the United States]] [[Category:LGBT broadcasters]] [[Category:Beaverton High School alumni]] [[Category:Journalists from North Dakota]]'