Courtney Dorning
Courtney Dorning has been a Senior Editor for NPR's All Things Considered since November 2018. In that role, she's the lead editor for the daily show. Dorning is responsible for newsmaker interviews, lead news segments and the small, quirky features that are a hallmark of the network's flagship afternoon magazine program.
Dorning has been the editor on interviews ranging from former First Lady Michelle Obama, actress and activist Jane Fonda and Speaker of the House. She contributes heavily to All Things Considered's political coverage and has played a key role in the show's coverage of the #MeToo movement. Previously, Dorning was an editor at Morning Edition.
Prior to joining NPR, she spent nearly ten years at ABC News as a researcher and producer. Dorning helped produce town meetings from Israel in 2000 and 2002, and was a key part of Nightline's award-winning coverage of Sept. 11 and the Iraq war.
Dorning lives just outside Washington, D.C., with her husband, three children and a black lab. Having a singleton and twins in 18 months has sharpened the multi-tasking skills and nerves of steel that are essential for editing two hours of daily live programming.
Dorning is a graduate of Saint Mary's College and has a master's degree from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeremi Suri, professor of public affairs and history at University of Texas at Austin about Henry Kissinger's complicated legacy.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author E.J. Koh about her novel, The Liberators. In the story, families immigrate to the United States when Korea divides in two.
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Qassem Ali is one of the few people allowed to leave Gaza since the conflict with Israel began more than four weeks ago. He describes the anger and sadness he felt as he left. -
Friends creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman talk with NPR's Juana Summers about the late Matthew Perry, who died at age 54.
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Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger often found himself in opposition to his party. Now, the Illinois Republican has written a book about his life and career called Renegade.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose daughter Lexi was killed in the Uvalde shooting, about her campaign for mayor.
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A remembrance of Bertie Bowman, the longest esrving African American Capitol Hill staffer in history.
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Across the country, a huge volunteer effort has sprung up to supply troops with protective gear that some say the government is failing to provide.
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On an army base south of Tel Aviv, the Israeli military is using DNA and dental imprints to identify victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with graphic novelist Daniel Clowes about his much anticipated newest work, Monica.
