Tamara Keith
Reporter/Producer - Washington DCFreelance Reporter
Washington, DC
Behind Big Oil's Green Motivations
October 22, 2009
Mountaintop Mining Applications Held Up
October 19, 2009
Red Tape Behind Green Living
October 5, 2009
Is Your Playground Toxic?
September 28, 2009
Not Just Tailpipes And Smokestacks
September 22, 2009
Bio:
Tamara Keith is a Washington, DC based freelance reporter. Her work can be heard on NPR, Marketplace and The Environment Report.She started her career in public radio before she was old enough to drive. 6 cars and hundreds of thousands of miles later, she has worked for KQED, KPCC, WOSU and a variety of national media outlets. As a teenager, Tamara was a regular essayist for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a first place trophy from the Society of Environmental Journalists for "Outstanding Story Radio." She is no stranger to disasters, covering destructive wildfires in California and most recently the coal ash spill in Tennessee.
In her spare time, Tamara is the host and senior producer of the public radio podcast B-Side Radio. She's also a recreational triathlete and half marathon runner. Her husband is a cancer researcher and veterinarian.