Celeste Headlee
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Celeste Headlee
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| Born |
December 30, 1969 Whittier, California |
| Education |
Northern Arizona University, B.A. 1995 University of Michigan M.M. 1998 |
| Occupation | Radio journalist, Singer |
| Relatives | William Grant Still and Verna Arvey (maternal grandparents) |
Celeste Headlee (born December 30, 1969) is the host of the Georgia Public Broadcasting program "On Second Thought." She has previously been the co-host of the national morning news show The Takeaway, from Public Radio International and WNYC. Before joining fellow host John Hockenberry in 2009, she was the Midwest Correspondent for NPR's Day to Day and the host of a weekly show on Detroit Public Radio. She is currently the host of On Second Thought, a one-hour radio talk show on Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta, Georgia.
A classically trained soprano, Headlee performs frequently.
Celeste Headlee was born December 30, 1969, in Whittier, California, the daughter of Judith Anne Still, a writer, and Larry Headlee, a marine geologist. Her maternal grandparents were composer William Grant Still and pianist Verna Arvey. Her father is of European descent. Her maternal grandfather was African-American and her maternal grandmother was of Russian Jewish descent.
Headlee began her career as a journalist as an anchor and writer with Arizona Public Radio station KNAU in Flagstaff in 1999 and as an on-air personality with Flagstaff station KVNA. In 2001, she became a reporter and anchor for WDET-FM, Detroit Public Radio, hosting a weekly one-hour program called Front Row Center. In 2006 she began working for National Public Radio, developing stories, covering breaking news, and producing long-form features. Headlee was the Midwest Correspondent for NPR’s Day to Day and her news reports have aired on NPR, Public Radio International, the Pacifica Network, the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, and National Native News.
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