Sacha Pfeiffer

Sacha Pfeiffer
Born (1971-09-07) September 7, 1971 (age 53)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materBoston University (BA, MA)
Occupation(s)Public radio reporter/host, former newspaper reporter
SpouseHansi Kalkofen[1]
Parent(s)Richard Pfeiffer
Janet Preskenis
AwardsGoldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Worth Bingham Prize
Investigative Reporters and Editors Award
Edward R. Murrow Award

Sacha Pfeiffer (born September 7, 1971) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and radio host. In November 2018, she joined NPR as an investigations correspondent.[2]

Pfeiffer is known for her work with the Spotlight team run by The Boston Globe.[3] Their stories on the Catholic Church's cover-up of clergy sex abuse earned the newspaper the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.[4]

  1. ^ Meet journalist Sacha Pfeiffer, the woman who took down the church and inspired the movie Spotlight accessed 2/24/2023
  2. ^ "Sacha Pfeiffer, Cheryl W. Thompson Join Investigations Team; Howard Berkes To Retire". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. ^ "Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  4. ^ "Timeline of Spotlight report stories". BostonGlobe.com. November 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-12.