Alix Spiegel
Alix Spiegel | |
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| Born | National Public Radio |
| Time slot | Syndication |
| Style | Presenter |
| Country | United States |
Alix Spiegel is an American
Biography
Spiegel grew up in
George Foster Peabody Award[5]
In 2002, Spiegel won the Livingston Award for episode #204 "81 Words" about Spiegel's own grandfather,[6] Dr. John Patrick Spiegel, who had a hand in removing homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.[7][8] In 2007, she won the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for the segment, "Which One of These is Not Like the Others?" for episode #322, "Shouting Across the Divide".
Having taken up an interest in the human mind, Spiegel eventually moved on to
freelance work for NPR's Science Desk where she spent ten years covering psychology and human behavior.[3] In 2008 she won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for her piece "Stuck and Suicidal in a Post-Katrina Trailer Park". In 2010 she won the Erikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media.[9] She continued to appear as an occasional contributor to This American Life until the launch of her show Invisibilia. Spiegel's science reporting has also been featured in The New York Times and The New Yorker.[3]
References
- ^ https://www.thisamericanlife.org/about/announcements/alix-spiegel-returns
- ^ "Audio's New Shows, Formats and Faces". The New York Times. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Alix Spiegel: Correspondent, Science Desk and Co-Host, Invisibilia". NPR.org. National Public Radio. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ a b Zadie, Mooj. "Alix Spiegel". taperadio.org. Tape. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ 55th Annual Peabody Awards, May 1996.
- ^ "BEHIND THE SCENES with Alix Spiegel". Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "81 Words: the inside story of psychiatry and homosexuality [Part 1 of 2] – All In The Mind – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ "Livingston Awards". Livawards.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ "Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media - Austen Riggs Center". Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2017.