Neal Conan

Neal Conan (born November[2] 1949[3][1]) is an American radio journalist, producer, editor, and correspondent. He worked for National Public Radio for over 36 years[1] and was the senior host of its talk show Talk of the Nation.[3] 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.[4]

Neal Conan
Conan at the 2012
Collegiate Inventors Competition
BornNovember 1949 (age 71)[1]
Beirut, Lebanon[1]
OccupationJournalist
Notable credit(s)
All Things Considered
Talk of the Nation
Spouse(s)Liane Hansen (1982–2011)

Early life

Neal Conan was born in Beirut, Lebanon.[3]

Career

During the 1991 Gulf War, the Iraqi Republican Guard detained Conan for a week.[5][1] He and Chris Hedges of The New York Times were reporting on a Shia rebellion centered in Basra, Iraq.[6]

On March 29, 2013, NPR announced that it was ending the 21-year run of Talk of the Nation, stating that Conan would "step away from the rigors of daily journalism."[7] On February 12, 2014, an interview aired on KUAZ 89.1, Tucson, Arizona's NPR affiliate,[8] 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.[9]

On June 8, 2014, Conan joined Hawaii Public Radio as a news analyst.[1]

In January 2017, Conan launched a new radio show and podcast, Truth, Politics, and Power, focused on the Trump administration. Each week, Conan interviews experts in depth about a different issue arising from the 2016 election and the President's administration. The radio show is distributed by PRX.[10][11]

Personal life

Conan is domestically partnered with American travel writer, poet, and essayist, Gretel Ehrlich. 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.[12] Hansen revealed in April 2011 that she and Conan were divorcing.[13]

He resides in Hāwī on Hawaiʻi Island, where he farms macadamia nuts.[1]

Neal Conan is a friend of comics writer Chris Claremont. As a result, he was featured a number of times as a sympathetic journalist in stories Claremont wrote for Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1988 X-Men storyline "The Fall of the Mutants".[14][15]

Awards

During his time at All Things Considered, it won many awards as well, including the Washington Journalism Review's Best in the Business Award.[3]

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
  1. "Acclaimed Former NPR Journalist Neal Conan Joins HPR as News Analyst". hawaiipublicradio.org. Hawai'i Public Radio. 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. Conan, Neal (October 1, 2009). "A Hallmark Writer's 'House Of Cards'". Talk of the Nation (Interview: audio/transcript). Interviewed by David Ellis Dickerson. NPR. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  3. "Neal Conan, NPR Biography". NPR. 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  4. "NPR To Discontinue 'Talk of the Nation'". NPR. 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  5. Schmitt, Eric (March 6, 1991). "After the War: Journalists; 26 Journalists Are Reported Missing on Road to Basra". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  6. Conan, Neal (March 23, 2003). "Gulf War Flashback March 1991: NPR's Neal Conan describes being held captive by Iraqi soldiers". NPR. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  7. Stelter, Brian (March 29, 2013). "NPR to end Talk of the Nation". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  8. Kelly, Andrea (February 12, 2014). "Neal Conan Talks Poverty, Media Now, Next Move". AZPM.org. Arizona Public Media. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  9. Conan, Neal (February 12, 2014). "Neal Conan Q&A". AZPM.org. Arizona Public Media. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  10. "Truth, Politics and Power". Facebook. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. "About Truth, Politics and Power". Truth, Politics and Power. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  12. "Liane Hansen and Neal Conan Go Where They've Never Gone Before". NPR. November 18, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  13. Albeck, Elisabeth (April 29, 2011). "Keep Calm and Carry On: An evening with Liane Hansen". ThirdCoast Digest. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  14. Cronin, Brian (October 18, 2013). "Comic Book Legends Revealed #441". CBR.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  15. Claremont, Chris (w), Silvestri, Marc (p), Green, Dan (i). The Uncanny X-Men #226–227 (Marvel Comics, Feb.–Mar. 1988).
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