![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The one thing I love about radio is that you have this extra dimension to report a story so you go in with your ears open you’re not just looking for details but you’re listening for details,” Burnett said. Work for the United Press International helped him garner experience with radio broadcasting, and since finding his niche, Burnett has never looked back. I’ve covered it for a very long time and speak Spanish.”Īfter getting his start on UT’s campus writing for The Daily Texan and studying journalism, Burnett traveled to Guatemala to learn Spanish and cover civil wars around Central America. “But normally, I cover the Southwest, which includes the borderlands. “Right now, I’m covering religion for NPR in East Africa,” Burnett said. For the past five months, the 6-foot-7-inch reporter has been working on an interim assignment based in Kenya. Even in an age where print media is in steady decline and celebrity-centric journalism takes precedence on TV networks, Burnett’s work as a reporter demonstrates that NPR is not only surviving the transition to the digital generation, but continuing to attract new listeners.įrom the inundated streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan, Burnett’s dynamic beat has brought him into contact with places all over the world for the last 27 years. John Burnett, UT graduate and National Public Radio’s roving correspondent based in Austin, exemplifies the meticulous journalistic style that has come to define NPR’s most popular programs. ![]()
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