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 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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The Philadelphia Eagles are returning to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years. A key reason is because of star running back Saquon Barkley who has dazzled in his debut season.
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Just two years after the Kansas City Chiefs edged out the Philadelphia Eagles in a thrilling Super Bowl, the two football powerhouses will face off once again on the championship stage.
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Former Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki headlined inductees in the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame. He became famous as a Seattle Mariner, and his election comes as Japanese players are more popular than ever.
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The NFL conference championships are set after a dramatic playoff weekend. Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Buffalo Bills while the Washington Commanders will play the Philadelphia Eagles.
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College football will get a new national champion tonight. Notre Dame takes on The Ohio State University in the first expanded playoffs of college's top division.
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Notre Dame and Ohio State University are set to tangle Monday in the college football national championship game. The expanded playoffs have led to some surprising results leading up to this unexpected final.