NPR Reporters Whose Names Are the Most Fun to Say

Updated September 5, 2020 9.9k votes 2.3k voters 91.1k views52 items

List RulesReporters, hosts, or correspondents heard on NPR. Upvote the craziest names.

Do these reporters and NPR contributors have faces for radio? No! But they certainly have names you can't forget! That is, if you can actually pronounce them correctly. Whether these names are tongue twisters, allertation-tastic or just plain mouth fulls, you have to wonder why so many people working for National Public Radio have names that would give Engelbert Humperdinck a run for his money. Pretty soon, Rumpelstiltskin will be reporting the latest goings-on in the middle east.

It's a good thing the news and storytelling shows on NPR are so amazing, because if the names of the reporters were any indication to how much listeners will tune in for their news and other content, I'd be worried! But these journalists' names are unique and therefore pretty great and interesting, just like the stories they share with the world as NPR hosts.

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Doualy Xaykaothao
National newscaster, former senior reporter at NPR's Member station in Dallas
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Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
Radio journalist and West Africa correspondent for NPR.
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Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
International correspondent for Central Europe and contributor to NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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107
Lakshmi Singh
Host of Latino USA and midday newscaster for NPR.
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Yuki Noguchi
Correspondent on the Business Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington D.C.
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Sylvia Poggioli
Senior European correspondent for NPR's international desk.
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44
Shankar Vedantum
Social science correspondent and the host of Hidden Brain
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219
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Mandalit del Barco
Art and culture correspondent.
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55
Audie Cornish
Co-host of All Things Considered for NPR.
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Kai Ryssdal
Journalist and host of Marketplace.
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24
Neda Ulaby
Arts, cultural trends and digital media correspondent.
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David Folkenflik
Arts desk and media correspondent.
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Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
NPR South America correspondent.

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Pooneh Ghoddoosi
Host of BBC Topline and partner and re-broadcasting coordinator.
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Sprince Arbogast
Traffic reporter.
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44
Dina Temple-Raston
Reporter on NPR's national security team.
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Nina Totenberg
American legal affairs correspondent.
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36
Chery Glaser
Southern California's morning anchor for KCRW.
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Steve Inskeep
Co-host of NPR's Morning Edition.
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Renée Montagne
Journalist and co-host of NPR's Morning Edition.
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30
Nell Greenfieldboyce
Science desk correspondent.
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Korva Coleman
Newscaster, occasional substitute host for Weekend All Things Considered and Weekend Edition.
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Carl Kassell
Radio broadcaster for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!