Celeste Headlee's Profile

Celeste Headlee has worked in public radio since 1999, as a reporter, host, and correspondent. She was the Midwest Correspondent for NPR before becoming the co-host of the PRI show "The Takeaway". After that, she guest hosted a number of NPR shows including "Tell Me More", "Talk of the Nation", "Weekend All Things Considered", and "Weekend Edition". Celeste also anchored election coverage for PBS World in 2012 and was a regular guest on CNN.

Celeste holds multiple degrees in music and still performs as a professional opera singer. She appears on the CD “Classically Blue” from gospel artist Lea Gilmore. She's the granddaughter of composer William Grant Still, the Dean of African American Composers. Celeste is an avid hiker, biker, paddler and dog walker. Celeste is married with a son and a step daughter.