Lauren Chooljian
Lauren is NHPR’s Politics and Policy reporter for the State of Democracy project.
Before joining NHPR in 2017, Lauren spent nearly six years as a reporter, producer and fill-in host for WBEZ in Chicago. Most recently, she covered City Hall and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration.
Her reporting has earned her awards from the Associated Press and a regional Murrow Award. In 2014, her voice was featured on a best-of list in the Chicago Tribune culture section for its “unpretentious, Peppermint Patty scratchiness,” which her family especially appreciated.
Lauren graduated with a BA in History from Saint Anselm College and has a Master of Science in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she was also an adjunct lecturer. Her work as been featured on NPR, Marketplace, Here and Now, and in The Washington Post, among others.
Lauren is a proud New Hampshire native, born and raised in Hampstead.
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One of the largest providers of substance use disorder treatment in New Hampshire is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak. At least 27 clients and staff of... -
After a day of confusion and incomplete information, the two candidates who, at least for now, appear to have finished first and second in the Iowa...
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A long-established tradition maintains the state holds the first-in-the-nation primary. But a changing landscape puts its relevance at risk like never before. -
The vice president's visit comes as Trump's GOP challengers see the first-in-the-nation primary as a place where they'll make a stand against Trump.
