Mr. Domenico Montanaro
Degree: 2001, Bachelor of Arts
Job Title: Supervising Editor, Lead Editor for Politics and Digital Audience, National Public Radio
Domenico Montanaro (AS ’01) is the National Public Radio (NPR) lead editor for politics and digital audience. Montanaro earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Delaware in 2001 and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University in 2007. Based in Washington, D.C., he directs political coverage across the network’s broadcast and digital platforms.
Before joining NPR in 2015, Montanaro served as political director and senior producer for politics and law at PBS NewsHour. He led domestic political and legal coverage, which included the 2014 midterm elections, the Supreme Court, and the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. Prior to PBS NewsHour, Montanaro was deputy political editor at NBC News, where he covered two presidential elections and reported and edited for the network’s political blog, “First Read.”