Craig LeMoult is a news reporter for National Public Radio member-station WSHU in Fairfield, CT. He regularly contributes to the national NPR newscast. Craig has had feature stories run nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition Sunday and The Bryant Park Project. Craig won second place in the national Society of Environmental Journalists contest for "outstanding story, radio." Craig won the 2009 Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association award for "best sports story" and the 2008 AP award for best "enterprise radio" story. He also won three 2008 first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. In addition to WSHU, Craig's radio stories have aired on WNYC in New York City, WNPR in Hartford, CT, WILL in Urbana, IL, WSTC/WNLK in Fairfield County, CT, and on CKMO in Victoria, B.C.
Craig's print stories have been published in the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Providence Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Austin American Statesman, Detroit News, New York Observer, Arizona Republic, Kansas City Star and other publications.
Craig is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He has also worked in public relations for Columbia University and Tufts University.
- Craig's story on a birdwatching expedition to Ethiopia was featured on NPR's "Story of the Day" and "Most Emailed Stories" podcasts
- Craig's coverage of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings for NPR's national newscast was featured on NPR's news blog, "The Two-Way"
- Craig's feature on Wall St. and Main St. was chosen as NPR's "Story of the Day" on Oct. 3, 2008
- Craig did a live Q&A on WNYC's Morning Edition on Nov. 5 about Chris Shays losing his Congressional seat to Jim Himes.
- Craig's profile of a Bridgeport, CT teen and his mentor was featured on the NPR "Station Showcase with PRX" podcast.
- Craig was interviewed for an article in the Winter 07-08 Columbia Journalism Alumni Journal. (Left column, "Bosses List Broadcast Essentials")
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