Naina Rao is a multimedia journalist, radio reporter, and podcast producer based in Detroit, Michigan. She's produced extensively for National Public Radio's Culture Desk, Morning Edition, and 1A. Naina has hosted Morning Edition locally for Wyoming's NPR member station and reported on issues related to health, environment, arts, and culture for several media outlets including Reckon, Solutions Journalism Network, AfroLA, and Feet in 2 Worlds, to name a few.
Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, Naina is fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and Melayu. She's working on her Hindi, enjoys watching Bollywood, and loves to stay active. She's a Transom alum and a former Asian American Journalists Association's VOICES mentor.
Naina is available for tape-syncs and freelance reporting assignments for podcasts and radio stories. You can connect with her at npbrao@gmail.com.
Awards
2022
Institute for Nonprofit News Awards Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism
Asian American Journalists Association Journalism Excellence Awards Excellence in Audio Storytelling, News Feature (Runner Up)
2021
Public Media Journalists Association Best News/Public Affairs Program - Second Place
2017
Michigan Association of Broadcasters Best Talk Show - Second Place