Scott Horsley is an American radio journalist. He is the Chief Economics Correspondent for National Public Radio. [1]
Horsley was raised in Denver, Colorado, graduating from its Manual High School. [2] [3] He earned a bachelor's degree at Harvard University, then an MBA at San Diego State University. [4] [5]
Horsley began his career in 1987 as a production assistant, cutting tape overnight for NPR's Morning Edition news radio program. [5] He worked at public radio stations KPBS-FM in San Diego, California, [6] covering business and economic issues; and at WUSF in Tampa, Florida, WKXL in Concord, New Hampshire as well as another commercial radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, and Concord, New Hampshire. [1]
Horsley joined National Public Radio in 2001. [7] He covered presidential campaigns of John Kerry, [4] John McCain and Mitt Romney. [6] Moving back to Washington, DC, he covered the White House for NPR during the US Presidencies of Barack Obama [4] and Donald Trump. [1]
Horsley resides in Washington, D.C. [1] As of 2019 [update], he had a dog, Rosie. [5]
Manual H.S. students Scott Horsely (foreground) and Elaine Grayson work on tax returns for patrons of the tax preparation assistance program.