Kristin Wright
Kristin Wright is an editor of NPR Newscasts airing during Morning Edition and throughout the morning. Based in Washington, D.C., Wright also contributes as a fill-in Newscast anchor.
Prior to her arrival to NPR in 2022, Wright spent 20 years as an anchor and reporter covering local news for NBC, ABC and FOX TV stations and affiliates in Washington, D.C.; Tampa, Fla.; Harrisburg, Pa., and Binghamton, N.Y. As a general assignment reporter, Wright covered everything from education and courts to crime and severe weather, and many other areas of interest impacting local communities.
On Capitol Hill, Wright served as a freelance correspondent at the Cox Washington Bureau. She was also a freelance anchor at WTOP-FM. Wright's first job in journalism was as a writer at the NBC affiliate in her hometown of Detroit.
In addition to her roles in journalism, Wright enjoyed her time as Director of Communications for The Arc of the United States, one of the country's largest disability rights advocacy organizations. Wright was invited to NBC News in New York to share best practices and ideas in covering issues impacting people with disabilities, their families and the support workforce.
Wright was recognized with an Emmy award for her reporting. She has also received awards from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Associated Press. Wright is currently earning a Master of Studies in Law from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from University of Michigan, where she wrote for the student newspaper, The Daily.
Wright, her husband and their two children live in Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C. [Copyright 2025 NPR]
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