The National Public Radio hired Nina in 1975 by Bob Zelnick and has been there since then. Nina works as a legal affairs correspondent for NPR in Washington, D.C. Nina’s reports air frequently on NPR’s news magazines, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, as well as Weekend Edition. Moreover, she worked as a panelist on the syndicated TV political commentary show Inside Washington from 1992 to 2013.
Additionally, she covers reports mainly on the activities and politics of the Supreme Court of the United States. Moreover, Nina won widespread recognition from her coverage of the Supreme Court and legal affairs. Nina’s ground-breaking report about Law Professor, Anita Hill, University of Oklahoma allegations of sexual harassment by Judge Clarence Thomas led the Senate Judiciary Committee re-open Clarence’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings to consider Anita’s charges.
The National Public Radio(NPR) won the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for its gavel-to-gavel coverage anchored by Totenberg. Moreover, the coverage was both for original hearings and the inquiry into Hill’s allegations as well as Nina’s reports and her interview with Hill.
Additionally, the same story coverage won Nina more awards such as the Long Island University George Polk Awards for excellence in Journalism, the Carr Van Anda Award from the Scripps School of Journalism, George Polk Awards for excellence in journalism, the prestigious Joan S. Barone Award for excellence in Washington-based nation affairs and public policy reporting.
Nina’s colleagues at NPR include:
Aaron Glantz – senior investigative editor
Scott Simon – host
Tom Gjelten – religious and belief correspondent
Maria Hinojosa – senior correspondent
Ayesha Rascoe – White House correspondent
Madeleine Brand – host
