Lisa Mullins is an American

United States

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 radio personality. She is the anchor and senior producer of The World

The World (radio program)

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, a radio program of Public Radio International

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. She anchored the program from Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 when the territory was handed back to China

China

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 in 1997. She also covered the 1996 Republican National Convention

1996 Republican National Convention

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 in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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 and anchored that year's presidential election coverage from Washington D.C.

She has covered news events around the United States and produced reports from China, Albania

Albania

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, Italy

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, Mexico

Mexico

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 and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. She has interviewed key figures on the international stage, including U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan

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, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell

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 and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai

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.

Mullins also hosts the American broadcast of the BBC

BBC

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 documentary series The Changing World, a collaboration between the BBC World Service

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, Public Radio International, and PRI's The World.

Previously, Mullins reported on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Performance Today. For six years, she hosted the American broadcast of the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day concert, performed in the Austrian capital.

She has received the bronze award for "Best Network Anchor" in the New York Festival's international radio competition, and Boston Magazine has honored her with its "Best Radio Voice" award. Her interview with the Episcopal bishop of Honduras

Honduras

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, Leo Fradé, won The World the Golden Reel Award in the category "National News and Public Affairs" from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.

External links

• Lisa Mullins' biography at PRI's The World website