NPR Politics Podcast.
Detrow joined NPR in 2015. He reported on the 2016 presidential election, then worked for two years as a congressional correspondent before shifting his focus back to the campaign trail, covering the Democratic side of the 2020 presidential campaign.
Before NPR, Detrow worked as a statehouse reporter in both Pennsylvania and California, for member stations WITF and KQED. He also covered energy policy for NPR s StateImpact project, where his reports on Pennsylvania s hydraulic fracturing boom won a DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton and national Edward R. Murrow Award in 2013.
Detrow got his start in public radio at Fordham University s WFUV. He graduated from Fordham, and also has a master s degree from the University of Pennsylvania s Fels Institute of Government.
Some alumni believe Wednesday s Capitol riots should be the final straw in pushing Penn to revoke Trump s degree, with some citing the University s unique silence on his actions as reason to cut their donations.
Three Penn graduates were appointed to Biden s White House staff this week, completing the Biden-Harris transition team s endeavor to appoint 100 diverse staffers by the end of 2020.
You are here
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 5:00pm
Event Information:
The 2020 election presented unprecedented challenges for state and local election officials around the country. Not only did the election take place amidst a global pandemic, numerous officials most notably President Trump cast doubts on the legitimacy and security of mail-in ballots. Despite these challenges, U.S. government and academic observers concluded that the election functioned smoothly and effectively. Faculty and graduates of the Fels Institute of Government played keys roles in the 2020 election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and beyond. How did they prepare for this unique challenge, including a historic expansion of the ability of voters to cast their ballots through the mail? How did they coordinate between state and local government, as well as civic-minded non-profits, to conduct this election? And what do the results tell us about the electorate and what will happen in the Georgia run-off, in
Inside election night 2020 During a virtual panel, Penn students, faculty, and staff who worked on NBC’s Decision Desk on election night gave a behind-the-scenes look at the high-pressure night Election Night 2020 was an unprecedented evening. In a virtual panel, Penn students and faculty who worked on the Decision Desk at NBC shared a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges this year posed.
Penn students, faculty and staff who worked on NBC’s Decision Desk on Election night gave a behind-the-scenes look at the high-pressure evening during a virtual panel and chat, discussing the challenges of counting mail-in ballots to the surprise Democratic losses in the House to why national polling was so off.