Jacob Pinter
+ Audio producer at NASA, National Geographic, and NPR+ Jack-of-all-trades who can write, produce, edit, host, and more+ Good listener
I'm an audio journalist with deep expertise in delivering award-winning productions in broad settings. I wrote, produce, edit, report, and host stories--everything from fast-paced breaking news to documentaries and longer narratives--and I love solving problems and working as part of a team.At the end of the day, I love diving into a deep, confusing topic--like heliophysics, underwater archaeology, or a breaking news story--and telling captivating stories about the real people at the center.Send me an email! jacobpinter "at" gmail "dot" com
My stories are conversational and informative. Take a listen:
Hear a clip from "A Skeptic's Guide to Loving Bats":
Bats have a serious PR problem, and COVID-19 misinformation only makes things worse. National Geographic Explorer at Large Rodrigo Medellín—aka the Bat Man of Mexico—is here to save the day with the help of facts, science... and tequila.I pitched, wrote, and hosted this episode of Overheard at National Geographic. Listen to the full episode here.
Hear a clip from "What the Ice Gets, the Ice Keeps":
Go inside the discovery of Endurance, a century-old, legendary shipwreck found beneath the Antarctic sea ice.I pitched, produced, wrote, and hosted this episode of Overheard at National Geographic. Listen to the full episode here.
Hear a clip from "Olympic Training During a Pandemic":
In collaboration with ESPN, we follow an Olympic high jumper dead set on making it to the Tokyo Games this year—while also battling long-haul symptoms of COVID-19.I pitched, reported, and hosted this episode of Overheard at National Geographic. This was a unique case: we also collaborated with the team from ESPN Daily. I led our editorial collaboration. Listen to the full episode here.
Hear me reporting for NPR's Morning Edition:
Click here to see the full story: "No Chew For You, Athletes In Boston (If The Mayor Gets His Way)".
... and on NPR's newscast, which reaches more than 25 million listeners per week:
I also narrate audiobooks and other spoken word projects:
This is a sample from "The Snatch Racket: The Kidnapping Epidemic That Terrorized 1930s America" by Carolyn Cox, which I narrated. Click here for the full book.