Wade William Goodwyn (January 12, 1960 – June 8, 2023) was an American journalist who was the national desk correspondent for National Public Radio. Goodwyn began his career in radio as a freelancer and began working for NPR in 1991. His coverage focused on news in and around Texas.
Wade Goodwyn
Born
Wade William Goodwyn (1960-01-12)January 12, 1960 Austin, Texas, U.S
Goodwyn was the son of Lawrence Goodwyn, a journalist, liberal activist, and history professor at Duke University.[1][2] Wade Goodwyn attended the University of Texas, graduating with a degree in history. His first career was as a political campaign staffer for Lloyd Doggett and Ralph Nader.[3] He spent time in New York City as a political organizer, and his time listening to WNYC inspired him to pursue a career in radio in general, and with NPR in particular.[4]
Broadcastingedit
In 1991, Goodwyn met with All Things Considered host Robert Siegel, who connected him with the NPR hiring office. Without prior experience in radio or journalism, Goodwyn began as a freelancer, learning radio techniques from his first editor, Judith Doherty.[4] To make his career transition financially possible, he moved back to Texas.[3]
In 1993, Goodwyn went to Waco, Texas to add to National Desk Correspondent John Burnett's coverage of the 1993 Branch Davidian siege. It became a major national story, and Goodwyn managed the first interview of a former Branch Davidian and other scoops which led to his being hired by NPR as a staff correspondent.[3][4][5]
Goodwyn was known for his baritone voice, which he said deepened with age.[4] NPR CEO John Lansing called him "one of NPR's iconic voices".[7]
Goodwyn left NPR on April 28, 2023.
Personal life and deathedit
Goodwyn was married with two daughters and worked out of a home studio in Dallas, Texas.[6]
Goodwyn died from cancer on June 8, 2023, at the age of 63.[7]
Referencesedit
^Yardley, William (October 4, 2013). "Lawrence Goodwyn, Historian of Populism, Dies at 85". The New York Times.
^"Duke Flags Lowered: Historian Lawrence Goodwyn Dies". Duke Today. September 30, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ abcMaddox, Will (August 14, 2018). "NPR's Wade Goodwyn has a voice 'like warm butter melting over barbecue'd sweet corn'". Advocate Magazine.
^ abcdeHicks, L. Wayne (September 14, 2016). "NPR's Wade Goodwyn on his best work and fighting for his voice". Current.
^Fletcher, Abner (February 28, 2018). "NPR's Wade Goodwyn Reflects on Covering the Branch Davidian Siege, 25 Years Later". Houston Matters. Houston Public Media.
^ abHorgan, Richard (September 19, 2016). "The Enduring Appeal of NPR's Wade Goodwyn". AdWeek.
^ abcElliott, Debbie (June 8, 2023). . All Things Considered. NPR. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023.
January 01, 1970
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