Nancy Updike
Encyclopedia
Nancy Updike is an American
public radio producer and writer. Her work has been featured on radio programs including This American Life
, All Things Considered
, and Fresh Air
, and has been published in The New York Times Magazine
, LA Weekly
, The Boston Globe
, and Salon.com
.
Updike won a Peabody Award
in 1996 for her work as a producer on This American Life. She won the Edward R. Murrow Award for news documentary (2005), and the Scripps-Howard National Journalism Award (2004) for her hour-long documentary about private contractors in Iraq: "I'm From the Private Sector and I'm Here to Help" (This American Life episode 266).
United States
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public radio producer and writer. Her work has been featured on radio programs including This American Life
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
, 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...
, and Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fresh Air is an American radio talk show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States. The show is produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its longtime host is Terry Gross. , the show was syndicated to 450 stations and claimed 4.5 million listeners. The show...
, and has been published in The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
, LA Weekly
LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized "alternative weekly" in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Editor/Publisher Jay Levin and a board of directors that included actor-producer Michael Douglas...
, The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
, and Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
.
This American Life work
Updike's work has been featured in the following episodes of This American Life:- Episode 13 – Love (autobiographical story)
- Episode 25 – Basketball
- Episode 46 – Sissies
- Episode 105 – Take A Negro Home
- Episode 110 – Mapping
- Episode 123 – High Cost of Living
- Episode 141 – Invisible Worlds
- Episode 143 – Sentencing
- Episode 149 – Bedside Diplomacy
- Episode 155 – Hoaxing Yourself
- Episode 164 – Crime Scene
- Episode 169 – The Pursuit of Happiness
- Episode 172 – 24 Hours at the Golden Apple
- Episode 182 – Cringe
- Episode 200 – Hearts and Minds
- Episode 217 – Give It to Them
- Episode 238 – Lost in Translation
- Episode 251 – Brother's Keeper
- Episode 266 – I'm From the Private Sector and I'm Here to Help
- Episode 268 – My Experimental Phase
- Episode 293 – A Little Bit of Knowledge
- Episode 324 – My Brilliant Plan
- Episode 327 – By Proxy
- Episode 333 – The Center for Lessons Learned
- Episode 361 – Fear of Sleep
- Episode 370 – Ruining It For the Rest of Us
- Episode 372 – The Inauguration Show
- Episode 386 – Fine Print
- Episode 388 – Rest Stop
- Episode 428 – Oh You Shouldn't Have (served as guest host)
Updike won a Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
in 1996 for her work as a producer on This American Life. She won the Edward R. Murrow Award for news documentary (2005), and the Scripps-Howard National Journalism Award (2004) for her hour-long documentary about private contractors in Iraq: "I'm From the Private Sector and I'm Here to Help" (This American Life episode 266).