Senior Anchor/Correspondent Resume Example

Named "Best On Air Personality" by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters, Rickey Bevington is the award-winning Atlanta-based host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered. She has interviewed icons as diverse as filmmaker Ken Burns, singer Dolly Parton, journalist Tom Brokaw, rappers T.I. and Big Boi and former UN Ambassador Andrew Young. During the Atlanta protests over the killing of George Floyd, she reported for the national television news program PBS NewsHour and the Balkans CNN affiliate N1. Bevington has hosted live audience fireside chats with figures including former US President Jimmy Carter and World Cup-winning coach Jill Ellis. She also regularly moderates live, televised candidate debates for Congressional, Legislative and Mayoral elections. Winner: Best On-Air Personality (2019); Edward R. Murrow Award (2016); EMMYS/National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast (2014). TEDx Talk “The Future of News Is In Our Hands” (2017).

PBS NewsHourWhat's Happening At Protests In Minneapolis, Los Angeles And Atlanta (2020); Civil War Prison Camp Unveiled in Rural Georgia (2010)

N1 (Balkans CNN) George Floyd Special (2020)

Marketplace How Do You Advertise A Super Bowl Party Without Saying "Super Bowl?" (2019); Work-Study Program Helps Low-Income Students Cover The Cost Of Tuition (2018)

National Public Radio Pasaquan, Eccentric Artist's Georgia Home, Gets A Sprucing Up (2015); More Protests Over Immigration Policy Changes (2006)

Georgia Public Broadcasting Communities Debate The Definition And Purpose Of Confederate Monuments (2020); Decades After CNN, Ted Turner Still Inspires Journalists (2019); Stories from Hurricane Irma (2017)

French-American Foundation Young Leader (2020)

German Marshall Fund Transatlantic Leaders Retreat Delegation Co-Chair, Chantilly, France (2020)

Georgia Council for International Visitors Board of Directors (2020 - present)

Atlanta Press Club Board of Directors (2016 - present)

Dad's Garage Theatre Company Board of Directors (2016-2019)

German Marshall Fund Marshall Memorial Fellow: Belgium, Sweden, Montenegro, Poland, Germany (2014-2015); Citizen Diplomat: Ukraine (2019); Hungary, Serbia (2018)

Georgia Public Broadcasting News Director of Radio, Television & Digital (2012-2014)

U.S. Department of State Legislative Fellow: Sri Lanka, India (2013)

Best On-Air Personality Georgia Association of Broadcasters (2019)

Best Newscast Associated Press Media Editors of Georgia (2019)

Breaking News (second place), Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (2018)

Best Spot News Associated Press Media Editors of Georgia (2017)

Edward R. Murrow Award RTDNA Region 13 (2016)

Most Influential "40 Under 40 " Georgia Trend Magazine (2016)

Most Influential ”40 Under 40” Atlanta Business Chronicle (2015)

EMMYAward (x2) National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast (2014)

History in the Media Award , Georgia Historical Society (2012)

Best Long Form Feature Program , Georgia Association of Broadcasters (2010)

Journalist of the Year (nominee), Atlanta Press Club (2009)

Unsung Hero , Showtime Networks, Inc. (2002)

Atlanta Press Club Republican Candidate Debate Congressional District 9 (2020)

Atlanta Press Club Fireside Chat with Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams (2020)

World Affairs Council of Atlanta Moderator, Jill Ellis, International Women's Day (2020)

NEXUS USA Summit Moderator, TM Garrett, Washington, D.C. (2020)

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Moderator, In The Name of Peace: John Hume in America (2020)

Columbia Club of Atlanta Speaker, She Opened The Door Female Alumni Celebration (2019)

French American Chamber of Commerce Emcee, Crystal Peach Awards (2019)

Boys And Girls Club of Metro Atlanta Super Judge, Youth of the Year (2019)

Atlanta Press Club Moderator, Atlanta United President Darren Eales (2019)

German Marshall Fund Speaker (invited), Marshall Seminar, Kyev, Ukraine (2018)

Georgia Institute of Technology Guest Lecturer, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs (2018/2020)

The Carter Center Moderator, President Jimmy Carter & The Right Honourable Joe Clark (2017)

University of Georgia Speaker, Demosthenian Society (2017)