Ken Bader

Senior Editor

As one of the Senior Editors of The World, Ken Bader helps correspondents from around the globe write accurate, balanced, clear, and stylish stories. Ken helps reporters sound precise yet conversational, thoughtful yet spontaneous, serious yet not too serious.

Ken has been in radio for more than 40 years. In 1971, he took his first position in public radio, working as a public affairs producer at WSUI, Iowa City. Since then, Ken has written and produced stories and programs for several NPR affiliates and nationally broadcast programs. He has been the Senior Editor of “Critic’s Choice” for the Voice of America, “Monitor Radio” for The Christian Science Monitor, and “Weekend Edition Sunday” for NPR.

Ken's first journalistic love has always been international news, and he feels excited and privileged to work with The World's extraordinary corps of overseas correspondents. He says he learns something new, not merely every day, but every hour on the job. He especially enjoys working with the veteran BBC journalists, whose use of phrases like "queuing up," "driving lorries," and "bloody awful" causes him no end of cross-cultural amusement.

Wolfert Brederode Quartet's New Song Inspired by Tragedy

A track from the new CD, "Post Scriptum," refers to the devastating tsunami of 2004.

Wolfert Brederode Quartet's New Song Inspired by Tragedy

A tribute to Tito Puente

A tribute to Tito Puente
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Trumpet virtuoso Paolo Fresu

Trumpet virtuoso Paolo Fresu
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Brazil's Mauricio de Souza

Brazil's Mauricio de Souza
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Quiet Inlet from European group Food

Quiet Inlet from European group Food
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Grada's Natural Angle

The opening track on the latest CD by Grada might lead you to believe that you're in for a set of Irish jigs and reels but the quintet has more on its collective mind than traditional Celtic music. The World's Ken Bader has today's Global Hit.

Grada's Natural Angle
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Anouar Brahem

The World's Ken Bader profiles Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem.

Anouar Brahem
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Global Hit: Jon Balke

Today's Global Hit The World's Ken Bader tells us about the group of musicians who created the CD called �Siwan�.Don't call it �world music fusion.�

Global Hit: Jon Balke
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Afghan Star

The World's Ken Bader previews the film �Afghan Star.� It's a documentary about the hit TV show that's Afghanistan's version of �American Idol.�

Afghan Star
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Global Hit

The World's Ken Bader tells us about guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his brand of nouveau flamenco.

Global Hit
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Global Hit

Pianist Eliane Elias was raised in Brazil amid the bossa nova craze of the 1960s. She made her career in the United States, but now revisits the music of her Brazilian youth in a new CD. The World's Ken Bader has today's Global Hit.

Global Hit
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Geo Answer

For today's Geo Quiz, we asked you to name a Dutch town that hosted English pilgrims for nearly a decade, and may have given them the idea to have a holiday of thanksgiving. Emily Kopp reports from Leiden, the answer to our quiz.

Geo Answer
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Global Hit

Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour and Honduran Aurelio Martinez have been performing together for the past year. They tell us about their different styles of music and perform two songs for us.

Global Hit
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Mumbai attacks update

Anchor Ken Bader speaks with the BBC's Rahul Tandon outside the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, about the still chaotic scene in Mumbai, India, after yesterday's terrorist attacks. Authorities say more than 100 people died when gunmen opened fire in coordinated attacks throughout India's financial capital.

Mumbai attacks update
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Pakistan and India

The World's Aaron Schachter takes a look at how the terrorist attacks in Mumbai could raise tensions between India and Pakistan.

Pakistan and India