
Lauren Silverman
Lauren Silverman is the Health, Science & Technology reporter/blogger at KERA News. She is also the primary backup host for KERA’s Think and the statewide newsmagazine Texas Standard. In 2016, Lauren was recognized as Texas Health Journalist of the Year by the Texas Medical Association. She was part of the Peabody Award-winning team that covered Ebola for NPR in 2014. She also hosted "Surviving Ebola," a special that won Best Long Documentary honors from the Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI). And she's won a number of regional awards, including an honorable mention for Edward R. Murrow award (for her project “The Broken Hip”), as well as the Texas Veterans Commission’s Excellence in Media Awards in the radio category.
Before joining KERA, Lauren worked at NPR’s weekend All Things Considered in Washington, D.C. There, she produced national stories on everything from the politics of climate change to the future of online education. While at All Things Considered, Lauren also produced a piece on neighborhood farms in Compton, Calif., that won a National Association of Black Journalism’s Salute to Excellence Award.
As a freelance reporter, Lauren has written and recorded stories in English and Spanish for a variety of news outlets, including NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now; American Public Media’s Marketplace; Sound Medicine and Latino USA.
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- Wet Wipes: To Flush Or Not To Flush?
- Facebook, Twitter Replace 911 Calls For Stranded In Houston
- 'Smart' Pill Bottles Aren't Always Enough To Help The Medicine Go Down
- Hospitals Face Growing Cybersecurity Threats
- Mobile App Designed To Prevent Pregnancy Gets EU Approval
- In Texas, People With Mental Illness Are Finding Work Helping Peers
- Notaries Are Starting To Put Down The Stamp And Pick Up A Webcam
- In Texas, Abstinence-Only Programs May Contribute To Teen Pregnancies
- Doctor Launches Vision Quest To Help Astronauts' Eyeballs
- Trump Travel Ban Spotlights U.S. Dependence On Foreign-Born Doctors
- Kratom Gets Reprieve From Drug Enforcement Administration