Kirk Siegler

Kirk Siegler is an American journalist who has been working for National Public Radio (NPR) since 2012. His stories are regularly featured on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

Early life and education Siegler grew up outside Missoula, Montana. After graduating from high school, he went to Boulder, Colorado, to attend University of Colorado Boulder and graduated with a B.A. in journalism.

Career Siegler briefly worked as a waiter in Sydney, Australia, before beginning his journalism career.

In 2003, he joined Montana Public Radio as the first State House bureau chief. Later, he moved to Aspen, Colorado, and spent seven years working at the NPR member station KUNC and Aspen Public Radio as a reporter and, later, as Aspen Public Radio's news director.

In 2012, Siegler received three Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, for new documentary, breaking news, and sound categories.

In 2015, Johns Hopkins University awarded him an international reporting fellowship for his work on health and development in Nepal.

In 2019, Siegler helped open NPR's first bureau in Idaho which is based in Boise State Public Radio. He also covers the region's land-use disputes. His assignments have included coverage of anti-government protests in the region, including an interview with Nevada rancher, Cliven Bundy, at his home outside Bunkerville, Nevada, in 2014. He also contributes extensively to the NPR's news coverage. His stories are regularly featured on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

Awards and recognition Edward R. Murrow Award (2012) Johns Hopkins University Fellowship (2015)