Traci Tong

Producer

Traci Tong was part of the original team that created and launched "PRI's The World" in 1996. Currently she is a producer and director of the daily live show. Her job is to find that perfect person to tell the story and then translate it for the American audience.

Over the years, Traci has worked from Honolulu to Dallas to Boston ... from London to Nairobi ... from Sierra Leone to the Philippines ... and throughout Oceania.

She has sat for interviews with deposed dictators, future US presidents, the Dalai Lama and the grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

Traci also serves as the managing editor with NPR's multimedia professional development program for a new generation of multimedia journalists.

Although, truth be told, she would rather be on the water with her standup paddle board or on a Dragonboat.

Recent Stories

Women & Girls

The 'menstrual awakening': Shattering the period stigma

PRI's The World

June 08, 2018

For millions of women around the world, monthly periods are something that comes with real hazards, such as missing school and work or being subjected to potentially harmful sanitary conditions. But there's a global menstrual movement taking place.

Sports

'I can't control my gender'

PRI's The World

May 25, 2018

Stephanie Labbé is one of Canada's best women soccer players. Two years ago, she was the goalkeeper for Canada's bronze-medal winning Olympic soccer team in Rio. After the games, Labbé wanted to keep playing professionally in Canada, but there are no professional women's teams.

Women & Girls

For one woman with an eating disorder, Ramadan was a chance to blend in

PRI's The World

May 22, 2018

Adeline Hocine saw the holy month — when everyone would abstain from food and water — as an opportunity to hide her illness.

Women & Girls

An online campaign is rewriting Egyptian beauty standards

PRI's The World

May 16, 2018

For years, Egyptian women of all ages have felt pressure to straighten their naturally curly hair. But now, a group of women have said enough is enough. Through an online campaign, they're trying to get Egyptian women to embrace their curls.

Women & Girls

Khalida Popal defied the Taliban and risked her life to play soccer

PRI's The World

May 04, 2018

Khalida Popal did not let the harassment by the Taliban stop her from playing soccer. But daily death threats left her no choice — she fled her homeland and ended up in Denmark. Today she prepares a team of Mexican teenagers who will compete in the upcoming Street Child World Cup.