Producer at National Public Radio to Give Forum Oct. 23
Georgi Ana Smith ·
October 16, 2009
Dianna Douglas, a national desk associate producer at National Public Radio, will present a Southern Virginia University forum Friday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Activities Center.
Douglas traveled to Iraq on two tours serving as NPR's bureau chief in Baghdad. While there, she covered the American occupation and its effects on Iraq. She and NPR won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for those efforts. This award, established in 1942, is the most well-respected journalism-only award for Radio and Television.
Douglas has produced signature pieces from around the nation and the world for NPR’s award-winning news magazines “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered,” including long-format investigations and breaking news stories on topics from hurricanes to war veterans to social justice.
In 2002, Douglas received a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Brigham Young University. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she served a mission in Rome, Italy, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and now lives in Washington, D.C.
Local community members and Southern Virginia faculty, staff and students are invited to come together each Friday morning at 11 a.m. to hear from devotional and forum speakers.