Neal Conan

Neal Conan
Born	November 1949 [1] Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse(s)	Liane Hansen (1982–present)
Notable credit(s)	All Things Considered Talk of the Nation

Neal Conan (born November 1949, Beirut, Lebanon) is an American radio journalist, producer, editor, and correspondent. He is senior host of the National Public Radio talk show Talk of the Nation.^[2]

During the 1991 Gulf War Conan was detained by the Iraqi Republican Guard. Conan has hosted Talk of the Nation since 2001.^[3]

Conan was featured as a minor character in the 1988 Marvel Comics X-Men crossover series Fall of the Mutants,^[4] and has featured sporadically in that comic book as a sympathetic journalist over the years.

Conan is married to Liane Hansen, former host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. They have a son and a daughter.^[5] Hansen revealed in April of 2011 that she and Conan are divorcing.^[6]

Bibliography

• Conan, Neal (2002). Play by Play: Baseball, Radio, and Life in the Last Chance League (First edition ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0609608711. 

References

1. ^ David Ellis Dickerson (1 October 2009) (audio/transcript). A Hallmark Writer's 'House Of Cards'. Interview with Neal Conan. Talk of the Nation. NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=113397909. Retrieved 2010-01-12. 
2. ^ "Neal Conan, NPR Biography". National Public Radio. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. http://www.npr.org/people/2100380/neal-conan. Retrieved 2008-09-28. 
3. ^ Eric Schmitt (6 March 1991). "After the War: Journalists; 26 Journalists Are Reported Missing on Road to Basra". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEEDD1430F935A35750C0A967958260. Retrieved 2008-09-28. 
4. ^ Uncanny X-Men #226–227 (Marvel Comics, Feb.–Mar. 1988).
5. ^ "Liane Hansen and Neal Conan Go Where They've Never Gone Before". National Public Radio. 18 November 2005. http://www.npr.org/about/press//051118.totn.html. Retrieved 2008-09-28. 
6. ^ Elisabeth Albeck (April 29, 2011). "Keep Calm and Carry On: An evening with Liane Hansen". ThirdCoast Digest. http://thirdcoastdigest.com/2011/04/keep-calm-and-carry-on-an-evening-with-liane-hansen/. Retrieved 2011-04-30. 

External links

• Neal Conan at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography from NPR

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Name	Conan, Neal
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Date of birth	1949
Place of birth	Beirut, Lebanon
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