Tom Gjelten

Tom Gjelten
Tom Gjelten in 2015
Born	(1948-06-14) 14 June 1948 (age 76)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Minnesota (B.A., Anthropology, 1973) Antioch University New England (graduate school) [1][2]
Occupation(s)	broadcast journalist, author
Spouse	Martha Raddatz
Website	tomgjelten.com

Tom Gjelten /ˈdʒɛltən/ is the Religion and Belief Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) news. Gjelten has worked for NPR since 1982, when he joined the organization as a labor and education reporter. More recently he has covered diplomatic and national security issues, based at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Gjelten and his colleagues at NPR received a Peabody Award in 2004 for "The War in Iraq".