Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a veteran journalist and co-host of NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine *All Things Considered*. With over two decades in journalism, she began her career as a political reporter at *The Atlanta Journal-Constitution* before transitioning to broadcasting with BBC and CNN in London. She joined NPR in 2001, editing *All Things Considered* and later launching the intelligence beat in 2004, covering CIA operations, terrorism, and wars in Iraq/Afghanistan. Her investigative work exposed the CIA's disbandment of the Bin Laden unit, prompting Senate action. A Pulitzer Prize finalist for Iran reporting, she holds awards including the Edward R. Murrow and Gracie Awards. Kelly combines national security expertise with narrative storytelling, having authored espionage novels (*Anonymous Sources*, *The Bullet*) and a memoir (*It. Goes. So. Fast.*) on working motherhood. She frequently reports from conflict zones and moderates high-profile interviews, emphasizing human-centered angles in geopolitical coverage.