Bill Chappell
Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.
Chappell's work for NPR includes being the lead writer for online coverage of several Olympic Games, from London in 2012 and Rio in 2016 to Pyeongchang in 2018 – stints that also included posting numerous videos and photos to NPR's Instagram and other branded accounts. He has also previously been NPR.org's homepage editor.
Chappell established the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps on NPR's website; his assignments also include being the lead web producer for NPR's trip to Asia's Grand Trunk Road. Chappell has coordinated special digital features for Morning Edition and Fresh Air, in addition to editing the rundown of All Things Considered. He also frequently contributes to other NPR blogs, such as The Salt.
At NPR, Chappell has trained both digital and radio staff to tell compelling stories, promoting more collaboration between departments and desks.
Chappell was a key editorial member of the small team that performed one of NPR's largest website redesigns. One year later, NPR.org won its first Peabody Award, along with the National Press Foundation's Excellence in Online Journalism award.
Prior to joining NPR, Chappell was part of the Assignment Desk at CNN International, working with reporters in areas from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. Chappell also edited and produced stories for 's features division, before moving on to edit video and produce stories for Sports Illustrated's website.
Early in his career, Chappell wrote about movies, restaurants, and music for alternative weeklies, in addition to his first job: editing the police blotter.
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"A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died," pulmonary specialist Dr. Martin Tobin told jurors on Thursday. -
Robert Aaron Long, 21, who was arrested within hours of the attacks at three massage businesses, has been charged with murder and assault.
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"Next time you make that perfect playlist on Spotify or send a link to share a song, you can thank Lou Ottens," documentary filmmaker Zack Taylor told NPR.
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"Hammerin' Hank" was 86. He shattered Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974, defying the poverty and racism that threatened to diminish him.
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Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.
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A murder case has been opened. The acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia also says sedition is among the charges that could be considered against those who participated in the violence.
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Pfizer is pushing back on the Trump administration's suggestion that the company is having trouble producing enough COVID-19 vaccine.
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The list of affected agencies is growing by the day. The full extent of the damage is still not clear, and U.S. authorities have provided few details.
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Astronomers compare losing the observatory in Puerto Rico to losing a big brother. It was once the world's largest single-dish radiotelescope.
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Some of the protests had been planned ahead of Election Day. But they were intensified by President Trump's attempts to pronounce himself the winner of a presidential race that's still playing out.
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U.S. cases have been rising sharply since the middle of September, when the daily rate was hovering around 40,000 cases.
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"I was reassured Wednesday of why I have no faith in the legal system, in the police, in the law," Tamika Palmer said in a statement. "They are not made to protect us Black and brown people."
