This talk is a TED Editor’s pick.

JENN WHITE

   Journalist, Podcaster, Radio Host.  

An award-winning journalist and podcast host, Jenn White has worked in public radio since 1999. White hosts 1A, a nationally syndicated daily news program from WAMU and NPR. 1A is NPR’s fastest growing weekday show. It’s carried on more than 460 stations around the country and reaches at least 4.5 million listeners weekly.

White previously host WBEZ’s local two-hour midday show, Reset with Jenn White.  

She is also a familiar voice on several WBEZ podcasts, including Making Oprah, Making Obama and 16 Shots, which chronicled the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald and the trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke.