Tom Gjelten
With other NPR correspondents, Gjelten covered the war in the Persian Gulf, the transition to democracy and capitalism in Eastern Europe, and the breakup of the Soviet Union. From 1991 to 1994, his major assignment was in the former Yugoslavia, where he covered the Serb-Croat conflict in Croatia and the war in Bosnia. His reporting from Sarajevo provided the basis for his book Sarajevo Daily: A City and Its Newspaper Under Siege (Harper-Collins), which was selected by the American Library Association as a "Notable Nonfiction Book" in 1996. Since 1994, Gjelten has been based in Washington, though he reports regularly from Cuba and other countries. Prior to moving to the Pentagon in January 2001, he served as diplomatic correspondent, covering international issues and U.S. foreign policy.
Since joining NPR in 1982 as labor and education reporter, Gjelten has won numerous awards for his work. His 1992 series "From Marx to Markets," documenting the transition to market economics in Eastern Europe, won an Overseas Press Club award for "Best Business or Economic Reporting in Radio or TV. " His coverage of the Yugoslav conflict earned Gjelten the Overseas Press Club's Lowell Thomas Award, a George Polk Award, and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. In addition to reporting for NPR, Gjelten appears regularly on the PBS program Washington Week in Review and has written for The New Republic, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
His current project is an in depth examination of Castro's Cuba, the past, the present and the future.
Gjelten is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the Antioch Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire. He began his professional career as a public school teacher and a freelance writer. He is married to Martha Raddatz, an ABC television correspondent, and lives with his family in Arlington, Virginia.
With other NPR correspondents, Gjelten covered the war in the Persian Gulf, the transition to democracy and capitalism in Eastern Europe, and the breakup of the Soviet Union. From 1991 to 1994, his major assignment was in the former Yugoslavia, where he covered the Serb-Croat conflict in Croatia and the war in Bosnia. His reporting from Sarajevo provided the basis for his book Sarajevo Daily: A City and Its Newspaper Under Siege (Harper-Collins), which was selected by the American Library Association as a "Notable Nonfiction Book" in 1996. Since 1994, Gjelten has been based in Washington, though he reports regularly from Cuba and other countries. Prior to moving to the Pentagon in January 2001, he served as diplomatic correspondent, covering international issues and U.S. foreign policy.
Since joining NPR in 1982 as labor and education reporter, Gjelten has won numerous awards for his work. His 1992 series "From Marx to Markets," documenting the transition to market economics in Eastern Europe, won an Overseas Press Club award for "Best Business or Economic Reporting in Radio or TV. " His coverage of the Yugoslav conflict earned Gjelten the Overseas Press Club's Lowell Thomas Award, a George Polk Award, and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. In addition to reporting for NPR, Gjelten appears regularly on the PBS program Washington Week in Review and has written for The New Republic, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
His current project is an in depth examination of Castro's Cuba, the past, the present and the future.
Gjelten is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the Antioch Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire. He began his professional career as a public school teacher and a freelance writer. He is married to Martha Raddatz, an ABC television correspondent, and lives with his family in Arlington, Virginia.
