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NPR newscaster Carol Van Dam, graduate of
UW-Eau Claire.
After she graduated from the University
Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in broadcast journalism, Carol
Van Dam covered local news for Milwaukee and Fox Valley radio,
television, and print media. Then she made it to the
big-time, joining NPR's newscast unit in 1998. In addition to
her role as a newscaster, she has covered a variety of topics
as a freelance reporter for All
Things Considered and Morning Edition.
Highlights of her reporting for NPR
include a series of reports she filed on the Samuel Sheinbein
case. A former Maryland resident, Sheinbein fled to Israel
after being identified as a suspect in the 1997 murder of a
teenage acquaintance. Israeli officials refused to extradite
Sheinbein to the U.S., a development that caused an
international diplomatic standoff. She has also reported for
NPR on the politics of the medical marijuana debate, poultry
farmers' fight to unionize, and other issues.
Van Dam served as congressional and White
House UPI Radio correspondent for several years before joining
NPR. Her duties have taken her aboard Air Force One with
President Bill Clinton on overseas assignments, on the campaign
trail covering presidential elections, the national Democratic
and Republican conventions, House and Senate campaigns, and
other governmental agencies, including the State Department and
the Supreme Court.
She honed her reporting skills at VOA
Europe where she reported on the aftermath of the Chernobyl
nuclear disaster. She also hosted, produced, and edited various
Voice of America news shows.