Lakshmi Singh

Lakshmi Singh (/ˈlækʃmiːˈsɪŋ/LAK-shmee^[1]) is an American journalist. She is the anchor of Midday for NPR Newscasts, which is one of the top three most downloaded podcasts in the United States.^[2]

According to Singh, growing up, she struggled with shyness and stuttering. In high school, as she tried new activities and classes in forensics, debate, and drama, she says she began to find her voice with the encouragement of her teachers, leading to her interest in public speaking and journalism.^[3]

Singh graduated from S.I. Newhouse School Of Public Communications and Syracuse University in 1994 with a dual bachelor's degree in broadcasting & digital journalism and Latin American studies.^[4][5] Prior to her tenure at NPR, she worked at WAER in Syracuse, then NPR member stations KPBX (Spokane), WMFE (Orlando), and Washington DC's WAMU, where she was a reporter and local show host. She joined NPR's Newscast Unit in 2000. Singh's contributions cover a variety of topics including race, health, immigration policy, and the arts.^[6][7]

In addition to announcing news throughout the day, Singh's résumé includes field reporting, and contributing to NPR's Latino USA, The Christian Science Monitor, PRI, Voice of America and Gannett News Service.^[6] Singh has worked as a documentary producer and reporter for Soundprint Media, where she covered stories of women struggling with HIV/AIDS.^[7]

Singh's father is Indo-Trinidadian while her mother is Puerto Rican.^[6][8] Singh pronounces her first name as "LAK-shmee," not "LUK-shmee," as it is more traditionally pronounced.^[9] She prefers to follow the way her paternal Indo-Trinidadian grandmother said her name.^[1]

أُدرج اسم سينغ في قاعة مشاهير WAER. ^{[ 10 ]} وفي عام 2014، كرّمت منظمة "نساء ملونات في مجال الاتصالات" سينغ لإسهاماتها في هذا المجال، وتوجيهها للنساء الأخريات في مجال الاتصالات، وتأثيرها الواسع في تعزيز التنوع العرقي في الصحافة. ^{​​[ 11 ]} وبصفتها خريجة جامعة سيراكيوز عام 1994 ، وحاصلة على شهادة مزدوجة في الصحافة الإذاعية والرقمية، ألقت سينغ الكلمة الرئيسية في حفل تخرج كلية نيوهاوس عام 2017. ^{[ 12 ]} وفي عام 2018، عُرض تقريرها الإذاعي " اختراع عيد الشكر" في معرض "درب الدموع" ضمن معرض "الأمريكيون" في المتحف الوطني للهنود الأمريكيين التابع لمؤسسة سميثسونيان . ^{[ 13 ]}

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