Deborah Elliott
Encyclopedia
Deborah Elliot, aka Debbie Elliott, is a broadcast journalist
for NPR
, who covers news events in the American South.
She attended graduate school at the University of Alabama
, where she worked for WUAL-FM
radio (which later joined other stations in forming Alabama Public Radio
). Afterwards, she established her reputation as a stringer
for NPR on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
From 2005 to 2007, she was the host of Weekend All Things Considered
. On September 2, 2007, she announced her decision to step down from the program. Former NPR Congressional reporter Andrea Seabrook
replaced Elliot as WATC host. Elliot then reported on the 2008 presidential campaign and the United States Congress
before returning to the South in 2009.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
for NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
, who covers news events in the American South.
She attended graduate school at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
, where she worked for WUAL-FM
WUAL-FM
WUAL-FM is a radio station licensed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The station is owned by the University of Alabama, and is the flagship affiliate of Alabama Public Radio, airing the network's programming consisting of news and talk programming, classical music, folk music, jazz, adult album alternative...
radio (which later joined other stations in forming Alabama Public Radio
Alabama Public Radio
Also, the WQPR signal has a translator that covers the Huntsville-Decatur market on 100.7 FM.-Weekday hosts:*Maggie Martin--Morning Edition*David Duff and Bob Woodman--daytime classical music...
). Afterwards, she established her reputation as a stringer
Stringer (journalism)
In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work....
for NPR on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
From 2005 to 2007, she was the host of Weekend All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
. On September 2, 2007, she announced her decision to step down from the program. Former NPR Congressional reporter Andrea Seabrook
Andrea Seabrook
Andrea Seabrook is an American radio reporter for NPR. She began hosting weekend broadcasts of that organization's signature news magazine All Things Considered on September 29, 2007, after six years of primarily reporting on the United States Congress for the same outlet...
replaced Elliot as WATC host. Elliot then reported on the 2008 presidential campaign and the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
before returning to the South in 2009.