11/29/2018
Meet Ari Shapiro Beaverton High School class of 1996.
Shapiro is a journalist and host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” the most listened-to radio news program in America. Before taking that role in 2015, he was an international correspondent based in London, a White House Correspondent, and Justice Correspondent. His investigative reporting has been recognized with journalism awards from The American Bar Association, the Columbia Journalism Review, and the American Judges Association, among others. Shapiro also frequently tours as a guest singer with the band Pink Martini. Since his debut with them at the Hollywood Bowl in 2009, Shapiro has performed live at many of the world's most storied venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York and The Royal Albert Hall in London. He appears on several of Pink Martini's albums, singing in multiple languages.