Becky Sullivan
Becky Sullivan has reported and produced for NPR since 2011 with a focus on hard news and breaking stories. She has been on the ground to cover natural disasters, disease outbreaks, elections and protests, delivering stories to both broadcast and digital platforms.
In January 2020, she traveled to Tehran to help cover the assassination and funeral of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, work that made NPR a Pulitzer finalist that year. Her work covering the death of Breonna Taylor won an Edward R. Murrow Award for Hard News.
Sullivan has spoken to armed service members in Afghanistan on the anniversary of Sept. 11, reported from a military parade in Pyongyang for coverage of the regime of Kim Jong-Un, visited hospitals and pregnancy clinics in Colombia to cover the outbreak of Zika and traveled Haiti to report on the aftermath of natural disasters. She's also reported from around the U.S., including Hurricane Michael in Florida and the mass shooting in San Bernardino.
She previously worked as a producer for All Things Considered, where she regularly led the broadcast and produced high-profile newsmaker interviews. Sullivan led NPR's special coverage of the 2018 midterm elections, multiple State of the Union addresses and other special and breaking news coverage.
Originally a Kansas Citian, Sullivan also regularly brings coverage of the Midwest and Great Plains region to NPR.
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The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs to win their second Super Bowl on Sunday. The Eagles vaunted defense stymied Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and K.C.'s bid to three-peat.
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The big day is almost here. Super Bowl Sunday kicks off tomorrow as the Kansas City Chiefs go for an unprecedented third straight title. To do that, they need to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Many of the players in Sunday's Super Bowl will arrive at the stadium dressed to the nines. But one — Kansas City wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins — will be wearing something extra special. -
During Chiefs games, defensive tackle Chris Jones is a six-foot-six, 310-pound wrecking ball. But he's become known for showing a softer side during performances of the national anthem. -
In 2021, revelations about sexual misconduct and racism roiled the NWSL and sparked investigations. Now, the women's soccer league will set aside $5 million for victims and implement other reforms. -
The Kansas City Chiefs are going for an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl win on Sunday. The team the Chiefs beat to win their first title — the Philadelphia Eagles — has a plan to stop them.
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Super Bowl 59 kicks off on Sunday, but festivities leading up to the big game in New Orleans began Monday, when players from the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles met with fans and the media.
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In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. The DCA crash and brought back difficult memories.
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Among the victims on Wednesday's mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter were figure skaters returning from competition and training in Kansas.
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At least a dozen figure skaters, coaches and their family members were on the plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., including two teenage competitors and a Russian husband-and-wife coaching duo.
