Chris Arnold is an American journalist and correspondent for NPR.
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Best Known For:The television program Life Kit
Breakthrough:Joined NPR as a correspondent based in San Francisco in 1996
10 Quick Facts About Chris Arnold
- Full Name: Chris Arnold
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Correspondent
- Known For: The television program Life Kit
- Current Employer: NPR
- Place of Birth: United States
- Gender: Male
- Beats: Business / Economy, Investigations, and Lifestyle / Human Interest
- Media Level: National
- Net Worth: $375K - $3.8M
Chris Arnold Age
Chris Arnold's exact age is not publicly confirmed.
Education
He attended Harvard University, where he earned a Nieman Journalism Fellowship in Economics and Leadership.
- Harvard University
- Qualification: Nieman Journalism Fellowship
- Field of Study: Economics and Leadership
- Period: 2012–2013
Career & Work
Chris Arnold's career includes news and reporting roles with Yale University and NPR, a public radio network.
Organization: Yale University
Role: Lecturer
Period: 2016–Present
Details: New Haven, CT · Teaches Radio Journalism; named a Poynter Fellow in 2016.
Organization: NPR
Role: Correspondent
Period: 1996
Details: Boston, MA · Based in Boston since 2001, previously in San Francisco.
Organization: KQED
Role: Freelance Reporter
Period: Prior to 1996
Details: San Francisco, CA · Worked at the NPR member station before joining NPR.
Rise to Fame
Chris Arnold rose to prominence for his role on the television show The Foreclosure Nightmare.
Notable Works
Notable media work includes The Foreclosure Nightmare and Life Kit.
Television
- TV Show: The Foreclosure Nightmare (Lead Reporter, 2011) — Special series that won an Edward R. Murrow Award
Podcasts
- Podcast: Life Kit (Host) — Hosts personal finance episodes
Notable Coverage
- Wells Fargo banking scandal - NPR - 2017 - Won a George Foster Peabody Award for this coverage
- 2008 Financial Crisis and Foreclosure Crisis - NPR - 2011 - Reported on the foreclosure nightmare following the housing market collapse
Awards & Achievements
- George Foster Peabody Award — Peabody Awards — Coverage of the Wells Fargo banking scandal
- Edward R. Murrow Award — RTDNA — Special series 'The Foreclosure Nightmare'
Personal Information
- Full Name: Chris Arnold
- Gender: Male
- Occupation: Correspondent
- Nationality: American
- Living Status: Alive
Birth & Background
- Place of Birth: United States
Net Worth & Income
- Salary: $45K - $188K (Est)
- Net Worth: $375K - $3.8M (Est)
- Source of Income: Employment
