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Tamara Keith

NPR White House Correspondent

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Gender: Female
Nationality: United States
Languages: English
Travels from: United States

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  • Co-Host, 'NPR Politics' Podcast - Top political news podcast in America.
  • President, White House Correspondents' Association

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NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith is the co-host of the NPR Politics podcast – the top political news podcast in America. Keith joined NPR in 2009 as a Business Reporter on topics spanning the business world, from policy debates to technology trends. Serving as the White House correspondent for NPR since 2014, she chronicled the final years of the Obama administration, covered Hillary Clinton’s failed bid for president, and documented the Trump administration. Keith is a sought-after speaker for events with groups including the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, Stable Value Investment Association, Johns Hopkins University, and many others.

Keith serves on the board of the White House Correspondents’ Association and is the association’s president through the middle of 2023. Her mission for the year of her presidency is to demystify the White House beat for the public, in an effort to help restore trust in the press, an essential pillar of American democracy. She also serves on advisory boards for the University of California Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement and the UC Berkeley J-School. Keith consistently receives glowing reviews for her events, such as: “It was honestly one of our best events (probably our best). She received a standing ovation and I’ve received non-stop kudos to and for her. Fantastic.” (Drury University)

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NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith, who currently serves as the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is on a mission to restore trust in the press. A longtime journalist with an understanding of both the inner-workings of Washington and the concerns of the American people, Keith offers insights on the declining trust of Americans in traditional media and the significance of this trend in a democratic society.

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As the host of the top political news podcast in America, Tamara Keith leverages her insider experience as NPR’s White House correspondent to break down the day’s headlines and the most important issues facing Americans today. Keith brings unparalleled experience reporting on presidential administrations and policies, technology trends and the future of democracy.

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Top political reporter and NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith has been following her dream since she was a teenager, when she got her start in news by writing and voicing essays for NPR. While in college, she launched her career at an NPR member station and co-founded B-Side Radio – a podcast back before podcasts were cool. In this motivational talk, Keith shares her love for her work and how she found and followed her dream all the way to the top.

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Journalist Tamara Keith offers skillful moderation for conversations that matter, bringing thoughtful research, insightful commentary, and incisive questions to topics including U.S. politics, the role of the media in politics and policy, and more.

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