Sacha Pfeiffer | |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | September 7, 1971
Alma mater | Boston University ( BA, MA) |
Occupation(s) | Public radio reporter/host, former newspaper reporter |
Spouse | Hansi Kalkofen [1] |
Parent(s) |
Richard Pfeiffer Janet Preskenis |
Awards |
Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting Worth Bingham Prize Investigative Reporters and Editors Award Edward R. Murrow Award |
Sacha Pfeiffer (born September 7, 1971) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and radio host. In November 2018, she joined NPR as an investigations correspondent. [2]
Pfeiffer is known for her work with the Spotlight team run by The Boston Globe. [3] Their stories on the Catholic Church's cover-up of clergy sex abuse earned the newspaper the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. [4]
Pfeiffer was born in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Janet ( née Preskenis) and Richard Pfeiffer. [5] She has a younger sister, Sonya, and a younger brother, Seth. Her father, a former state senator, was the city attorney for Columbus, Ohio, and her mother is a retired teacher. Her mother is of Lithuanian descent. Her grandmother was Alice Preskenis, a devout Catholic [6] and a lifelong resident of South Boston who spent 40 years working at Pober's Clothing Store [7] and specialized in dressing children. [8] Her uncle was Ken Preskenis, a well-known figure in South Boston through his involvement in community outreach. [9] Pfeiffer graduated from Bishop Watterson High School. [10]
She left Ohio for college, moving to Boston. She graduated with a B.A. in liberal studies with a double major in English and history and M.A. from Boston University. [11] In 2005, she was named a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. [12] She started her journalism career at the Dedham Times in Dedham, Massachusetts. [13] Pfeiffer originally joined The Boston Globe as a reporter in 1995, left in 2008 to work for WBUR-FM in Boston and NPR, returning to The Boston Globe in 2014. [14] During her nearly seven years in public radio, Pfeiffer was a local host of All Things Considered and Radio Boston at WBUR, as well as a guest host of NPR's nationally syndicated On Point and Here & Now. [15] [16] Her on-air work received a National Edward R. Murrow Award for broadcast reporting, as well as numerous other awards. [17]
Pfeiffer wrote at The Boston Globe about wealth, philanthropy, and nonprofits [18] and has also covered travel, [19] legal affairs, and the Massachusetts state courts.
She volunteers as an English-as-second-language teacher. [20]
After the Spotlight team published its work, the team created a book about the events. Pfeiffer is a co-author of Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church. [21]
In November 2018, she joined NPR as an investigations correspondent [2] and an occasional guest host for some of NPR's national shows. [22]
In the 2015 film Spotlight, Pfeiffer is portrayed by Canadian actress Rachel McAdams. McAdams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
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Sacha Pfeiffer | |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | September 7, 1971
Alma mater | Boston University ( BA, MA) |
Occupation(s) | Public radio reporter/host, former newspaper reporter |
Spouse | Hansi Kalkofen [1] |
Parent(s) |
Richard Pfeiffer Janet Preskenis |
Awards |
Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting Worth Bingham Prize Investigative Reporters and Editors Award Edward R. Murrow Award |
Sacha Pfeiffer (born September 7, 1971) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and radio host. In November 2018, she joined NPR as an investigations correspondent. [2]
Pfeiffer is known for her work with the Spotlight team run by The Boston Globe. [3] Their stories on the Catholic Church's cover-up of clergy sex abuse earned the newspaper the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. [4]
Pfeiffer was born in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Janet ( née Preskenis) and Richard Pfeiffer. [5] She has a younger sister, Sonya, and a younger brother, Seth. Her father, a former state senator, was the city attorney for Columbus, Ohio, and her mother is a retired teacher. Her mother is of Lithuanian descent. Her grandmother was Alice Preskenis, a devout Catholic [6] and a lifelong resident of South Boston who spent 40 years working at Pober's Clothing Store [7] and specialized in dressing children. [8] Her uncle was Ken Preskenis, a well-known figure in South Boston through his involvement in community outreach. [9] Pfeiffer graduated from Bishop Watterson High School. [10]
She left Ohio for college, moving to Boston. She graduated with a B.A. in liberal studies with a double major in English and history and M.A. from Boston University. [11] In 2005, she was named a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. [12] She started her journalism career at the Dedham Times in Dedham, Massachusetts. [13] Pfeiffer originally joined The Boston Globe as a reporter in 1995, left in 2008 to work for WBUR-FM in Boston and NPR, returning to The Boston Globe in 2014. [14] During her nearly seven years in public radio, Pfeiffer was a local host of All Things Considered and Radio Boston at WBUR, as well as a guest host of NPR's nationally syndicated On Point and Here & Now. [15] [16] Her on-air work received a National Edward R. Murrow Award for broadcast reporting, as well as numerous other awards. [17]
Pfeiffer wrote at The Boston Globe about wealth, philanthropy, and nonprofits [18] and has also covered travel, [19] legal affairs, and the Massachusetts state courts.
She volunteers as an English-as-second-language teacher. [20]
After the Spotlight team published its work, the team created a book about the events. Pfeiffer is a co-author of Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church. [21]
In November 2018, she joined NPR as an investigations correspondent [2] and an occasional guest host for some of NPR's national shows. [22]
In the 2015 film Spotlight, Pfeiffer is portrayed by Canadian actress Rachel McAdams. McAdams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
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