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724: 28: 150:, becoming the first Indian-American to host an NPR news-magazine. He has stated that he hopes to do more of his own reporting from the field, and to strengthen NPR's presence on the West Coast. 180:
in July 2016. Rath traveled to Serbia for a stay to allow him to profile al-Dayfi, in depth. The attention he paid to al-Dayfi triggered increased scrutiny from Serbian security officials.
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I traveled to Serbia and met Mansoor al-Dayfi, who had been sent to Guantanamo Bay soon after the war-on-terrorism detention facility was opened in early 2002.
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After the internship ended, he was hired on as a temporary employee and eventually became the show's director. He became the senior producer of NPR's
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broadcast an episode Rath produced, entitled "Out of Gitmo". The first 40 minutes of the episode focused on
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in 2000, where his team tripled the audience, started one of NPR's first podcasts, and won a
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In October 2015, Michel Martin replaced Rath as the host of the weekend edition of
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We sat down with WGBH News' own Arun Rath to hear more about his reporting.
136:. In September 2013, Rath was hired as the host of the weekend edition of 753: 698: 428:"'Out Of Gitmo': Released Guantanamo Detainee Struggles In His New Home" 1434: 1341: 956: 147: 177: 338:"NPR moves weekend edition of 'All Things Considered' to L.A. area" 86:
while he was enrolled in an English Literature master's program in
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is an American radio producer and broadcast journalist.
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Rath began his journalism career as an intern at NPR's
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Arun Rath speaking at the Boston Book Festival, 2023
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Reed College
Raney Aronson-Rath
Talk of the Nation
Washington, D.C.
On the Media
Peabody Award
Public Radio International's
Studio 360
Frontline
WikiLeaks
Guantanamo military commission
Haditha killings
PBS's
Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders
All Things Considered
Culver City
Guy Raz
PBS
Frontline
Mansur al-Dayfi
Serbia


"Raney Aronson and Arun Rath"
The New York Times
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"Arun Rath"
the original
"Biography"

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