Corey Dade
NPR National Correspondent Corey Dade reports from the front lines of today's biggest news with a fresh voice on events that shape American politics and culture. Over 15 years, he has interviewed U.S. presidents and CEOs, movie stars and star athletes, drug dealers and crooked cops, and soccer moms, too.
He has frequently appeared as a news analyst for CNN, Fox News, HLN (formally Headline News) and CNBC.
On NPR (National Public Radio), Dade can be heard on the network's news magazine and talk shows, such as "All Things Considered," "Tell Me More" and "Talk of the Nation." He also writes news analyses of federal policy, politics, and social and cultural issues for NPR.org. Listen to his NPR broadcasts and read his stories here.
Dade has covered many of the most gripping incidents of the past decade, including the BP oil spill, the Tiger Woods scandal, Hurricane Katrina, the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal and 9/11.
In 2008, he covered presidential election, delivering in-depth reporting from the campaign trail with Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Before joining NPR, Dade was the southern politics and economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He previously worked at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press and The Miami Herald.
In his colorful speeches, Dade applies a critical eye but also compassion and wit. His insights cut through the clutter of the talking heads and spinmeisters. On government, politicians, race and the news media, he pulls back the curtain on how things work.
Speaking Topics
Race in the Obama Era: Who Wins, Who Loses and Who Gets Left Behind?
A compelling look at whether the Obama presidency is reframing race in America or fomenting hostility cloaked as partisanship. Also, how the increasing political clout of Latinos, women and gays and lesbians could impact African-Americans.
The Tea Party Effect
After earning a place at the table in Congress, Tea Party activists are wrestling with the same reality they forced on President Obama: It's one thing to lead a movement and quite another to govern. Dade addresses the alliance between Tea Party groups and the Republican Party and the paradox they have created heading toward the 2012 presidential election: tea partiers have rejuvenated the Republican brand, but also energize African-Americans and left-leaning activists to turn out in opposition.
Obama, Axelrod and the Fate of Black Politics
Before President Obama used a race-neutral message to help win over white voters, others such as Newark, N.J., Mayor Corey Booker, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and former Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty used the same approach to win their own historic elections. They each relied on strategist David Axelrod, now a senior White House advisor. Dade provides keen insight about this strategy's potential to revolutionize black politics or, as in the ouster of Fenty in 2010, backfire.
Obamaniacs: Young Nation Under a Groove
In the 2008 presidential election, blacks outnumbered all other voters in the 18-to-24 age group. But many of young "Obamaniacs" of all races haven't sustained their activism, failing to help counteract Obama's declining approval ratings or the Republican wave that overtook the 2010 midterm elections. Dade addresses the failure of Obama's political organizers to keep young people engaged and potentially more difficult task of doing so for 2012.
NPR National Correspondent Corey Dade reports from the front lines of today's biggest news with a fresh voice on events that shape American politics and culture. Over 15 years, he has interviewed U.S. presidents and CEOs, movie stars and star athletes, drug dealers and crooked cops, and soccer moms, too.
He has frequently appeared as a news analyst for CNN, Fox News, HLN (formally Headline News) and CNBC.
On NPR (National Public Radio), Dade can be heard on the network's news magazine and talk shows, such as "All Things Considered," "Tell Me More" and "Talk of the Nation." He also writes news analyses of federal policy, politics, and social and cultural issues for NPR.org. Listen to his NPR broadcasts and read his stories here.
Dade has covered many of the most gripping incidents of the past decade, including the BP oil spill, the Tiger Woods scandal, Hurricane Katrina, the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal and 9/11.
In 2008, he covered presidential election, delivering in-depth reporting from the campaign trail with Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Before joining NPR, Dade was the southern politics and economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He previously worked at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press and The Miami Herald.
In his colorful speeches, Dade applies a critical eye but also compassion and wit. His insights cut through the clutter of the talking heads and spinmeisters. On government, politicians, race and the news media, he pulls back the curtain on how things work.
Speaking Topics
Race in the Obama Era: Who Wins, Who Loses and Who Gets Left Behind?
A compelling look at whether the Obama presidency is reframing race in America or fomenting hostility cloaked as partisanship. Also, how the increasing political clout of Latinos, women and gays and lesbians could impact African-Americans.
The Tea Party Effect
After earning a place at the table in Congress, Tea Party activists are wrestling with the same reality they forced on President Obama: It's one thing to lead a movement and quite another to govern. Dade addresses the alliance between Tea Party groups and the Republican Party and the paradox they have created heading toward the 2012 presidential election: tea partiers have rejuvenated the Republican brand, but also energize African-Americans and left-leaning activists to turn out in opposition.
Obama, Axelrod and the Fate of Black Politics
Before President Obama used a race-neutral message to help win over white voters, others such as Newark, N.J., Mayor Corey Booker, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and former Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty used the same approach to win their own historic elections. They each relied on strategist David Axelrod, now a senior White House advisor. Dade provides keen insight about this strategy's potential to revolutionize black politics or, as in the ouster of Fenty in 2010, backfire.
Obamaniacs: Young Nation Under a Groove
In the 2008 presidential election, blacks outnumbered all other voters in the 18-to-24 age group. But many of young "Obamaniacs" of all races haven't sustained their activism, failing to help counteract Obama's declining approval ratings or the Republican wave that overtook the 2010 midterm elections. Dade addresses the failure of Obama's political organizers to keep young people engaged and potentially more difficult task of doing so for 2012.
