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Steve Inskeep

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TV Host Known for “Morning Edition” & "Up First"; NYT Bestselling Author of "Differ We Must"

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Steve Inskeep Biography

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's "Morning Edition," as well as NPR's morning news podcast "Up First."

Known for interviews with presidents and Congressional leaders, Inskeep has a passion for stories of the less famous: Pennsylvania truck drivers, Kentucky coal miners, U.S.-Mexico border detainees, Yemeni refugees, California firefighters, American soldiers.

Since joining "Morning Edition" in 2004, Inskeep has hosted the program from New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, Cairo, and Beijing; investigated Iraqi police in Baghdad; and received a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for "The Price of African Oil," on conflict in Nigeria. He has taken listeners on a 2,428-mile journey along the U.S.-Mexico border, and 2,700 miles across North Africa. He is a repeat visitor to Iran and has covered wars in Syria and Yemen.

Inskeep says "Morning Edition" works to "slow down the news," making sense of fast-moving events. A prime example came during the 2008 Presidential campaign, when Inskeep and NPR's Michele Norris conducted "The York Project," groundbreaking conversations about race, which received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton for excellence.

Inskeep was hired by NPR in 1996. His first full-time assignment was the 1996 presidential primary in New Hampshire. He went on to cover the Pentagon, the Senate, and the 2000 presidential campaign of George W. Bush. After the Sept. 11 attacks, he covered the war in Afghanistan, turmoil in Pakistan, and the war in Iraq. In 2003, he received a National Headliner Award for investigating a military raid gone wrong in Afghanistan. He has twice been part of NPR News teams awarded the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton for coverage of Iraq.

Inskeep is the author of "Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi," a 2011 book on one of the world's great megacities. He is also author of "Jacksonland," a history of President Andrew Jackson's long-running conflict with John Ross, a Cherokee chief who resisted the removal of Indians from the eastern United States in the 1830s.

He has been a guest on numerous TV programs including ABC's This Week, NBC's Meet the Press, MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports, CNN's Inside Politics and the PBS Newshour. He has written for publications including The New York Times, Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic.

A native of Carmel, Indiana, Inskeep is a graduate of Morehead State University in Kentucky.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 04/23/2025.

Steve Inskeep Speaking Topics

  • Differ We Must (How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America)

Steve Inskeep Videos

  • Author Steve Inskeep on new book 'Differ We Must'
    Author Steve Inskeep on new book 'Differ We Must'
    ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with host of NPR's "Morning Edition," Steve Inskeep, who is the author of the new book "Differ We Must: How Lincoln...
  • Differ We Must: NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep
    Differ We Must: NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep
    On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti sat down with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep for a discussion of his latest book “Differ We Must: How...
  • Steve Inskeep, NPR Host and Author of Imperfect Union
    Steve Inskeep, NPR Host and Author of "Imperfect Union"
    In this episode of Talks at GS, NPR host Steve Inskeep discusses the important roles the subjects of his new book—Jessie and John Frémont—played...
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Steve Inskeep Books

  • Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
    Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
  • Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War
    Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War
  • Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab
    Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab
  • Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi
    Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi

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Steve Inskeep is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Differ We Must (How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America). The estimated speaking fee range to book Steve Inskeep for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Steve Inskeep generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Scott Simon, Anderson Cooper, Eleanor Clift, Dee Snider and Leslie Dodson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Steve Inskeep for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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