Reena Advani

Reena Advani is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and NPR's news podcast Up First.

She also oversees Morning Edition's books coverage, accepting pitches from anyone with a compelling story to tell.

Advani was part of the team that covered China's 2019 Belt & Road forum in Beijing, showcasing China's global ambitions and its complex relationship with the United States.

In 2018, Advani edited Morning Edition's live coverage from Memphis, marking 50 years since Martin Luther King Junior's assassination.

In 2016, she was the lead editor on NPR's special documentary looking back at President Obama's eight years in office.

Among Advani's highlights at NPR: bringing Dominique Crenn, Matt Damon, King Abdullah II, Andre Agassi, and Serena Williams to air.

Prior to joining Morning Edition, Advani was a producer for NPR's foreign desk for ten years.

Advani is an East West Center fellow and participated in their first Korea-United States Journalists Exchange. She has also traveled to China, Nepal, and Belgium on journalism fellowships.

Amber Ruffin's 'Bigfoot!' musical offers hope to anyone who's been othered

Michel Martin, Reena Advani, Milton Guevara

Amber Ruffin is a comedy veteran who's worked in improv on two continents, had her own show, authored two books and worked on Late Night with Seth Meyers for years. Now she's out with an off-Broadway musical.
In New Orleans, memories of Katrina remain vivid 20 years later

Reena Advani, Michel Martin, Lilly Quiroz

New Orleans residents reflect on rebuilding their lives 20 years after Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans remembers Katrina through theater and hip-hop

Reena Advani

As the city remembers the events of 20 years ago, memories are being preserved and history is being honored through art, storytelling and Hip hop.
In his new album, Trombone Shorty pays tribute to his hometown of New Orleans

Michel Martin, Reena Advani

Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
A retired general recalls Hurricane Katrina's chaos and lessons still unlearned

Reena Advani, Michel Martin

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led recovery efforts as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, urges people to be prepared for future disasters.
Federal employee of the year awarded to retired Treasury Department official

Steve Inskeep, Reena Advani

The nonprofit group Partnership for Public Service has named David Lebryk, former fiscal assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, as federal employee of the year.
As Trump targets elite schools, Harvard's president says they should 'stand firm'

Steve Inskeep, Obed Manuel, Reena Advani

Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public.
The human cost of America's foreign aid cuts in Africa

Michel Martin, Reena Advani

International aid workers discuss the real-life impact of U.S. aid cuts in their countries and beyond.
U.S. Ambassador exits China, saying the global rival 'underestimated the U.S.'

Steve Inskeep, Reena Advani, Lindsay Totty

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.
Kennedy's stance on vaccines could affect the lives of millions of people

Steve Inskeep, Destinee Adams, Reena Advani

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Garcia, Washington correspondent for "The Independent," about President-elect Trump's nominee to lead health and human services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.