Ari Shapiro's Next Chapter

"For nearly a decade, Ari Shapiro's voice has been a fixture of America's evening commute. As co-host of All Things Considered, he guided listeners through breaking news and the day's headlines, reported from around the world, drew out politicians and artists alike with genial intelligence, and offered a steady calm that helped sooth the masses in a world spiraling out of control."

"Shapiro has spent his entire career at NPR, rising from a young reporter to one of the network's defining voices. He is also among its first openly gay on-air personalities. In his memoir, The Best Strangers in the World, he recalls moments when his personal life brushed against history, like flying to San Francisco in 2004 to marry his partner during the city's fleeting window of legalized same-sex marriage - not a journalistic statement, he insisted, but a private act of citizenship."

Ari Shapiro announced his departure from All Things Considered and from NPR, with his last day on September 26. He described hosting the program as like inheriting a family heirloom, with a responsibility to maintain it until handing it to the next generation. Shapiro spent his entire career at NPR, rising from a young reporter to a defining voice and becoming one of the network's first openly gay on-air personalities. He married his partner in San Francisco in 2004 during a brief period of legal same-sex marriage. He also pursued creative projects including touring with Pink Martini, a cabaret run with Alan Cumming, and hosting Netflix's The Mole. His exit arrives as public broadcasting faces political and security challenges.

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