Lakshmi Singh
If you've ever caught yourself mouthing the words "I'm Lakshmi Singh" at the start of one of her newscasts, you're not alone. It's a thing.
Lakshmi Singh has inspired memes, songs and voice cameos in film and television. (Actor and comedian Zach Woods, of 'The Office' and 'Silicon Valley' fame, once joked with late night TV host Conan O'Brien that Lakshmi Singh was his 'cocaine'.)
Millions of people who gravitate to NPR have come to know Singh's work well.
Singh is an award-winning journalist. She has spent the last 30 years collaborating with some of the most talented producers, editors, photo journalists and engineers in the industry to deliver thousands of historically significant stories as an anchor and a news magazine host, as well as a field reporter and an audio documentary producer when she covered stories in Central America and the Caribbean. She recently spent time in the field researching the impact of climate change on indigenous communities in Belize.
Singh anchors Midday for NPR Newscasts, which is one of the top three most downloaded podcasts in the United States. NPR Newscasts are also the most heard content on public radio, reaching more than 24 million listeners weekly through traditional radio listening.
Singh has invested decades advocating for stronger representation of people of color and women in newsrooms across the United States, as well as training and mentoring new generations of journalists. Her efforts are underscored by recognition from respected education and research organizations, such as the Asian American/Asian Research Institute and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
Singh is a graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences, where her work focused on Latin American studies, Spanish and broadcast journalism.
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NPR's Lakshmi Singh reports on how volunteers at a Maryland senior living community are bringing back the art of letter writing with a unique pen pal program. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on July 29, 2026.)
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Two California artists help grieving communities build floral alters in memory of mass shooting victims. Their latest stop is a high school in Winder, Ga.
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Jasmine Cho turns cookies into art. As part of her mission for social justice, the baker creates portraits of unsung Asian American heroes. (This first aired Dec. 12, 2023 on All Things Considered.)
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Close to 1,500 inmates have been sent to battle the wildfires in Northern California. They are paid less than minimum wage, and some critics have decried the state program slave labor. -
Anti-government demonstrations are scheduled in hundreds of cities across Russia on Monday, but President Vladimir Putin doesn't appear to be worried.
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Projections for the first round of parliamentary elections in France show a sweeping victory for the centrist party of President Emmanuel Macron.
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Voters in the Netherlands go to the polls on Wednesday, March 15, for a general election. Much of the attention is on the anti-immigrant populist party led by conservative Geert Wilders.
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Michele Flournoy, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, says the Trump administration is sending 400 more U.S. troops to help Syrian Democratic Forces recapture the ISIS-capital of Raqqa.
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The new head of the Federal Communications Commission has taken steps to unravel many of his predecessor's policies. These changes might directly affect consumers and their access to the Internet.
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Somalia has been functioning without an effective government for decades. The new President unseated the incumbent in a surprise upset, raising questions about who he is and what lies ahead.
