Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee
Headlee in 2012
Born (1969-12-30) December 30, 1969 (age 54)
EducationNorthern Arizona University, B.A. 1995
University of Michigan M.M. 1998
Occupation(s)Radio journalist, author, public speaker, singer
RelativesWilliam Grant Still and Verna Arvey (maternal grandparents)
Websitecelesteheadlee.com

Celeste Headlee (born December 30, 1969) is an American radio journalist, author, public speaker, and co-host of the weekly series Retro Report on PBS.[1] In her 20-year career in public radio, Headlee has served as the host of the Georgia Public Broadcasting program "On Second Thought"[2] and co-host of the national morning news show The Takeaway. Before 2009, she was the Midwest Correspondent for NPR's Day to Day and the host of a weekly show on Detroit Public Radio. Headlee is the author of We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter (Harper Wave, September 19, 2017).

  1. ^ "About Celeste Headlee". Celeste Headlee. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Virginia Prescott Named New Host of GPB Radio's "On Second Thought"". Georgia Public Broadcasting. April 9, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.