Neal Conan
| Neal Conan | |
|---|---|
 Conan at the 2012 Collegiate Inventors Competition | |
| Born |
November 1949 (age 66) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) |
All Things Considered Talk of the Nation |
| Spouse(s) | Liane Hansen (1982–2011) |
Neal Conan (born November 1949 in Beirut, Lebanon)[1] is an American radio journalist, producer, editor, and correspondent who was the senior host of the National Public Radio talk show Talk of the Nation.[2] Conan hosted Talk of the Nation from 2001 to June 27, 2013, when the program was discontinued. NPR announced that Conan would depart the network at that time.[3]
During the 1991 Gulf War the Iraqi Republican Guard detained Conan for a week.[4] He and Chris Hedges of The New York Times were reporting on a Shia rebellion centered in Basra, Iraq.[5]
A friend of comics writer Chris Claremont, Conan was featured as a minor character in the 1988 Marvel Comics X-Men crossover series Fall of the Mutants,[6] and has been featured sporadically in Claremont scripted comic books at both Marvel and DC Comics as a sympathetic journalist over the years.
Conan was married to Liane Hansen, former host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. They have a son and a daughter. Hansen briefly co-hosted Talk of the Nation with Conan.[7] Hansen revealed in April 2011 that she and Conan were divorcing.[8]
On March 29, 2013, NPR announced that it was ending the 12-year run of Talk of the Nation and stated that Conan would "step away from the rigors of daily journalism."[9]
On February 12, 2014, an interview aired on KUAZ 89.1, Tucson, Arizona's NPR affiliate, where Conan explained that ending Talk of the Nation was not a decision he was involved in or agreed with, citing its status as one of NPR's most popular shows.[10]
On June 8, 2014, Conan joined Hawaii Public Radio as a regular contributor. He currently resides in Hāwī on Hawaiʻi Island, where he farms macadamia nuts.[11]
Bibliography
- Conan, Neal (2002). Play by Play: Baseball, Radio, and Life in the Last Chance League (First ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-609-60871-1.
References
- ↑ David Ellis Dickerson (1 October 2009). A Hallmark Writer's 'House Of Cards' (audio/transcript). Interview with Neal Conan. Talk of the Nation. NPR. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ "Neal Conan, NPR Biography". National Public Radio. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ "NPR To Discontinue 'Talk Of The Nation'". National Public Radio. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ↑ Eric Schmitt (6 March 1991). "After the War: Journalists; 26 Journalists Are Reported Missing on Road to Basra". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Neal Conan (23 March 2003). "Gulf War Flashback March 1991: NPR's Neal Conan describes being held captive by Iraqi soldiers.". NPR. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #226–227 (Marvel Comics, Feb.–Mar. 1988).
- ↑ "Liane Hansen and Neal Conan Go Where They've Never Gone Before". National Public Radio. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Elisabeth Albeck (April 29, 2011). "Keep Calm and Carry On: An evening with Liane Hansen". ThirdCoast Digest. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ↑ Brian Stelter (29 March 2013). "NPR to end Talk of the Nation,". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ Kelly, Andrea. "Neal Conan Talks Poverty, Media Now, Next Move".
- ↑ "Acclaimed Former NPR Journalist Neal Conan Joins HPR as News Analyst". Hawaii Public Radio. 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
External links
- Neal Conan at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography from NPR
- Biography from Hawaiʻi Public Radio
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