Christopher Turpin, Master of Ceremonies

"It’s fitting that we should meet here tonight at the Newseum, which is dedicated to the principle of a free press and which exhibits and honors the work of journalists everywhere. Like the Newseum, Internews believes in the power of information to change people’s lives. Internews has worked in 70 countries to foster independent media around the world.

"Their work is based on one very simple idea: informed voices make informed decisions. If you give people access to information, they will make informed choices for their families and their communities."

— Chris Turpin, Executive Producer, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, at the 2008 Internews Media Leadership Awards

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Christopher Turpin was the Master of Ceremonies for the 2008 Internews Media Leadership Awards. He is the Executive Producer of National Public Radio's (NPR) All Things Considered. In this capacity, Chris manages the two-hour weekday broadcast of NPR News' longest-running newsmagazine, which is heard by 11.5 million people weekly. He has overseen All Things Considered's coverage of 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as Hurricane Katrina.

Turpin has recently returned from Southwestern China where he coordinated NPR's coverage of the devastating earthquake there. Chris joined NPR in 2000, after two years working for Internews, including a stint running Internews Europe. Originally from England, he became interested in radio during graduate school in the U.S., volunteering at his local public and community stations. He later worked in a variety of roles for Monitor Radio and Television.

Read Turpin's account of radio training with Internews