Becky Sullivan

Becky Sullivan is a producer for All Things Considered. She has reported and produced for NPR since 2011 with a focus on hard news and breaking stories. Sullivan has been on the ground to cover natural disasters, disease outbreaks, elections and protests, delivering stories to both broadcast and digital platforms. In January 2020, she traveled to Tehran to help cover the assassination and funeral of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, work that made NPR a Pulitzer finalist that year. Her work covering the death of Breonna Taylor won an Edward R. Murrow Award for Hard News. Sullivan has spoken to armed service members in Afghanistan on the anniversary of Sept. 11, reported from a military parade in Pyongyang for coverage of the regime of Kim Jong-Un, visited hospitals and pregnancy clinics in Colombia to cover the outbreak of Zika and traveled Haiti to report on the aftermath of natural disasters. She also reported from around the U.S., including Hurricane Michael in Florida and the mass shooting in San Bernardino. Sullivan previously worked as a producer for All Things Considered, where she regularly led the broadcast and produced high-profile newsmaker interviews. Sullivan led NPR’s special coverage of the 2018 midterm elections, multiple State of the Union addresses and other special and breaking news coverage. Originally a Kansas Citian, Sullivan also regularly brings coverage of the Midwest and Great Plains region to NPR.