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Tonya Mosley is an American radio and television journalist and podcaster.[1][2] Prior to 2022, Mosley co-hosted NPR and WBUR’s midday talk show Here & Now along with Robin Young and Scott Tong.[3][4][5] In 2015, she was awarded the John S. Knight journalism fellowship at Stanford.[3] She hosts the podcast Truth Be Told, an advice show about race from KQED.[6] In 2023, Mosley was named co-host of Fresh Air, a talk show broadcast on National Public Radio and produced by WHYY in Philadelphia.[7][8]

Life and career

Mosley was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up on the west side by Sevel Mile and South Field Freeway. [9] She attended Redford High School. [10]Before her work in public radio and podcasting, Mosley worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at NBC33 in Fort Wayne, Indiana; FOX 41 in Louisville, Kentucky; KING 5 in Seattle, Washington; and behind the scenes as a producer in several markets including Columbia, Missouri; Lansing, Michigan; Flint, Michigan; and Detroit, Michigan.[11] Mosley reported for Al Jazeera America and KUOW.[12] She has also been the Silicon Valley chief of San Francisco’s public radio station KQED.[3]

Mosley won an Emmy Award in 2016 for her televised piece “Beyond Ferguson,” and a national Edward R. Murrow award for her public radio series “Black in Seattle.”[13] In 2010 Tonya Mosley created NewNaturalista.com. The popular site focused on healthy living, social justice, mental well-being, natural hair, and building wealth for women of color.[14]

References

  1. ^ Vincenty, Samantha (2019-05-31). “The Best New Podcasts of 2019”. Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  2. ^ “Interview with Tonya Mosley – New Co-Host of “Here & Now”“. Entertainment Today. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  3. ^ a b c “Mosley New Co-Host For “Here And Now”“. Radio Ink. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  4. ^ “Scott Tong named ‘Here & Now’ co-host”. Current. 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ Folkenflik, David (January 12, 2022). “NPR hosts’ departures fuel questions over race. The full story is complex”. NPR.
  6. ^ Joho, Jess (12 June 2020). “12 excellent podcasts with black hosts for pop culture, politics, or history fans”. Mashable. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. ^ “‘Fresh Air’ welcomes new co-host Tonya Mosley”. NPR. May 4, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  8. ^ “About ‘Fresh Air’“. NPR. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  9. ^ “‘Nothing Stops Detroit’: A City Mourns Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, But Finds Strength In Community”. LookUp Detroit. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  10. ^ “NPR’s Tonya Mosley on Growing Up in Detroit, Working with Terry Gross”. Hour Detroit. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  11. ^ Remington, Jason. “NPR Adds Tonya Mosley To Midday Program”. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  12. ^ “Seattle Voices with Tonya Mosley – seattlechannel.org”. www.seattlechannel.org. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  13. ^ “WBUR & NPR Name Tonya Mosley As Third Co-host Of Here & Now”. NPR.org. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  14. ^ “The New Naturalista – TONYA MOSLEY”. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-09.