Celeste Headlee

The Takeaway

Celeste Headlee, is a former co-host of The Takeaway.

Before co-hosting The Takeaway, she was the Midwest Correspondent for NPR’s Day to Day, covering everything from the auto industry to art, the 2008 presidential election to toilet smuggling. From 2001-2006, Headlee was a reporter at public radio station WDET Detroit. Previously, she was the local Morning Edition anchor at public radio station KNAU in Flagstaff, Arizona.  Her news reports have aired on NPR, the Pacifica Network, National Native News and Public Radio International. She has also reported for the Detroit News. Her work has been honored with multiple awards from the Michigan Chapter of the Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, and the Metro Detroit Society of Professional Journalists.
 
In addition to her journalistic background, Headlee is a classically trained soprano who has performed at the Michigan Opera Theater and various recitals around the country. She has contributed pieces to Chamber Music magazine, and is the granddaughter of “The Dean of African American composers,” William Grant Still.

Headlee (@CelesteHeadlee) holds a bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University and a Master's in Music from the University of Michigan.  She lives in New Jersey.

Celeste Headlee appears in the following:

Hollywood actors vote on whether to strike

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Hollywood actors are voting today on a strike. SAG AFTRA, which represents performers, failed to come to a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

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Fallout continues after Ye's recent anti-semitic comments

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Here & Now host Celeste Headlee talks with NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute professor Chenjerai Kumanyika and Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah about Ye's recent anti-semitic comments.

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Encore: Why you feel so guilty when you're not working

Friday, April 29, 2022

For millions of people, working from home has not meant working fewer hours. A recent episode of NPR's Life Kit focuses on how to get more rest.

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Let's Talk About Racism

Thursday, November 04, 2021

Author Celeste Headlee draws on science and her own experience to offer guidance for having good conversations around issues of racial identity.

Life Kit: How To Work Less And De-Stress

Sunday, January 24, 2021

For millions of people, working from home has not meant working fewer hours. A recent episode of NPR's Life Kit focuses on how to get more rest.

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We Need to Have Conversations That Matter

Friday, September 29, 2017

How social media and communication devices are making it tough to have conversations one-on-one.

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The Doctor, An Utterly Millennial Hero

Saturday, August 10, 2013

The selection last week of actor Peter Capaldi to play the latest Doctor on Doctor Who has made headlines all over the world — and you'd be forgiven for wondering why. It's only a TV show, after all, and it's a sometimes cheesy, often over-the-top sci-fi feature, not 60 Minutes ...

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Sandy Springs, Georgia: The City of the Future?

Thursday, August 02, 2012

Could cities soon change the way their governments work, and become self sufficient businesses? The city manager of an incorporated city in Georgia explains how his city could serve as a model for many others.

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In Defense of Algebra

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Andrew Hacker, professor of political science at Queens College New York, recently proclaimed on The Takeaway that the age old belief that "algebra and mathematics generally sharpens ...

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Setting Rivalries Aside for National Unity

Friday, July 27, 2012

The summer Olympics are often characterized as a celebration of unity. But what happens when fierce rivals must work together to advance national team interests?

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Oversized Expectations for Newly Public Companies

Friday, July 27, 2012

Even though Facebook met its second quarter projections yesterday, Forbes pronounced that the earnings of Facebook represented the end of the internet bubble. Just how oversized are e...

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My Son, the Boy Scout

Thursday, July 19, 2012

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I understand the anger many people now feel toward the Boy Scouts of America. After a two-year, very secretive review, the organization has reaffirmed its decision not to allow gay boys to join or gay parents to serve.

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Self-made Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Investigated by Justice Department

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

One of the Republican party's largest financial backers, multi-billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is under investigation. What this means for the Romney campaign and the man considered by s...

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Why Won't We Eat Our Veggies?

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

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WNYC

America is fat. Skinny people are now the minority and even those of us who are not obese could stand to lose a few pounds. Here are the statistics that are scaring public health officials: More than one-third of American adults and about 12.5 million kids younger than 19 ...

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Celebrating Rowling and Her Voracious Readers

Thursday, June 28, 2012

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WNYC
Fifteen years ago today, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" hit bookshelves in London. Today, her books are converting young readers to the idea that a new book can be as exci...
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Mexico Elections: Who is Enrique Peña Nieto?

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

In four days, Mexicans go to the polls to chose a new president, the vote being held against the background of a violent drugs war and a slowing economy. In this audio essay, Celeste ...

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Heroes and their Valets

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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WNYC

We have left the age of heroes behind us, perhaps forever. They say no man is a hero to his valet, and why is that? Because your personal attendant knows too much about you. He sees you with bed head, watches you swipe your runny nose when you have a ...

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Listeners Respond: What Sounds Are Going Extinct?

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Today we asked listeners: What sounds from your childhood are going extinct? Rotary phones? Dial-up connections? Tetris? We compiled the responses into an audio essay.

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And You Call Yourself an American?

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

PRI
WNYC

What is essential knowledge for an American citizen? For the government, that's not a philosophical question, it's a pragmatic list of essential civic knowledge, codified in the citizenship test. Think you could pass? Try it out with this practice test from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services department.

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Street Fighting Man: A Detroit Documentary

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Street Fighting Man is a documentary about three generations of men living on the east side of Detroit. It shows what happens to communities who have been left with no option but to f...

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