Tonya Mosley
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Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes veteran journalist Tonya Mosley, co-host of the National Public Radio program “Fresh Air,” for a conversation about the power of stories to connect people across communities. They discuss her experiences reporting around the country, the importance of addressing implicit bias in journalism, and her approach to conducting meaningful long-form interviews. They also explore why news literacy is essential for the youngest generation, and how her family and roots in Detroit inspired her latest podcast, “She Has a Name,” along with other personally significant works.
Tonya Mosley
Tonya Mosley is the co-host of “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross, a radio talk show that first launched in 1975 and has been broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the U.S. since 1985. She is also host of the podcast “Truth Be Told,” which provides advice and explores the experience of people of color; and she is a correspondent and former host of the NPR national news program “Here & Now.” In a journalism career spanning more than 25 years, Mosley has reported in communities around the U.S., including as Silicon Valley bureau chief of KQED in San Francisco; senior education reporter & host for WBUR in Boston; television correspondent for Al Jazeera America; and television reporter in several other markets. Her work has won many awards, including an Emmy Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award. In 2015, Mosley was awarded a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University, where she co-created a workshop for journalists on the impact of implicit bias. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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