Sylvia Poggioli
Sylvia Poggioli | |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | May 19, 1946
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Occupation | NPR correspondent |
Spouse |
Piero Benetazzo (died 2015) |
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Sylvia Poggioli (/ˈsɪlviə pəˈdʒoʊli/ SIL-vee-ə pə-JOH-lee, Italian: [ˈsilvja podˈdʒɔːli]; born 19 May 1946)[1] is a retired American radio reporter best known for her work with
Early life
Poggioli was born in
Career
In 1971, Poggioli began working for Ansa, the Italian news service, at their English desk. She made her debut on NPR on September 4, 1982. She continued serving both Ansa and NPR for four years before leaving Ansa in 1986.
Poggioli eventually rose to European correspondent for NPR. Her radio career was interrupted in 1990 when she spent a year as a research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.
Poggioli was in
In 2005 Poggioli was the featured reporter for the
Poggioli became a favorite reporter of the Magliozzi Brothers on Car Talk, possibly on account of their common Italian ancestry. They featured her name in a dish on a tongue-in-cheek NPR staff menu, as Sylvia Poggioli Ravioli. Her name has also been featured in the absurdist comic strip Zippy the Pinhead.
In 2000, Poggioli received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from
In March 2023, NPR announced her retirement, effective at the end of the month.[6][7] In retirement, she plans to write a biography about her father.[6]
Personal life
Poggioli resides in Rome, Italy. Her husband, Piero Benetazzo, a 1982
See also
References
- ^ "Sylvia Poggioli". BirthDatabase.com. Retrieved June 3, 2009.(Bad link)
- National Public Radio. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ Terry, Tracy (May 18, 2000). "NPR's Sylvia Poggioli to Receive Honorary Degree from Brandeis University". National Public Radio. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Rodney King Coverage Wins a Peabody Award". The New York Times. April 3, 1993. p. 55. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting". ISD. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Schanche, Didrik; Chapin, Edith (March 17, 2023). "A new chapter for Sylvia Poggioli". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Folkenflik, David; Yang, Mary (March 23, 2023). "NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs". NPR.
- ^ "Piero Benetazzo, NF '82, 1936-2015". nieman.harvard.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
External links
- Biography at NPR