Jack Speer
Jack Speer is a newscaster at NPR in Washington, DC. In this role he reports, writes, edits, and produces live hourly updates which air during NPR programming.
Prior to joining the Newscast Unit in 2007, Speer was a correspondent with NPR's Business Desk. For nearly a decade, he covered the nation's top business and economic news. Speer was part of a team that covered the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. As a business correspondent, he traveled the country doing a wide range of stories, including one-on-one interviews with CEOs, a day in the life of one of the last door-to-door Fuller Brush salesmen and a profile of North America's oldest brewery.
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