About Celeste
American journalist born December 30, 1969 in Whittier, California. 20-year career in public radio including roles as host of Georgia Public Broadcasting's 'On Second Thought' (2014 onwards) and co-host of 'The Takeaway' national morning news program (2009-2012). Currently co-hosts 'Retro Report' on PBS and guest hosts for NPR and American Public Media. Master of Music in Vocal Performance from University of Michigan; classically trained soprano.
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Journalist / CommentatorAuthorTV presentersSpeakerHost / MCMusicianConversation And CommunicationJournalism TrainingRace And RacismRacial Justice In Media
Known for
- TEDx talk '10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation' viewed over 34 million times
- Author of 'We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter
- Author of 'Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
- Author of 'Speaking of Race: Why Everyone Needs to Talk About Racism and How to Do It
- Author of 'You're Cute When You're Mad: Simple Steps for Confronting Sexism
- Co-host of 'The Takeaway' national morning news show
- Host of 'On Second Thought' at Georgia Public Broadcasting
- Co-host of 'Retro Report' on PBS
- Guest host roles on NPR programs
- President and CEO of Headway DEI non-profit
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