BIO

Natasha Senjanovic is an award-winning journalist who spent 15 years in Rome covering the Italian film industry for leading international trades, before returning to the U.S. to become an anchor / reporter for Nashville Public Radio (WPLN). It was at WPLN that she began covering domestic and sexual violence, and became a thought leader on trauma- and data-informed reporting.

From 2020-22, Natasha produced the mini-series Left Without Care (WPLN/APM Reports) and the 17-part series Surging in Silence through the Pulitzer Center, for which she serves as an Advisor/Mentor.

In 2023, Natasha became the second-ever Professional in Residence at the Newhouse School of Syracuse University. In that role, she taught radio broadcast and media literacy classes while overseeing student reporters at local NPR affiliate WAER News, for which she also produced daily news, features and podcasts.

Her national radio work has aired on NPR, Marketplace and Here & Now, among other programs. Natasha speaks four languages and as an international field producer has worked with award-winning investigative and news programs, including Presa Diretta (RAI) and The World (BBC Radio).

Natasha is co-creator of "I Wish I’d Known," a media training course for improving coverage of gender-based violence in print and broadcast newsrooms. She is also a freelance editor / producer of news and long-form storytelling, media trainer, consultant and international speaker.

Contact: natasha@wlspod.com.

Selected local and national radio stories:

Leading cause of death for pregnant women is likely not what you think(WAER)

UUMC family, pastor weigh in on Methodists' historic vote to lift anti-LGBTQ+ bans(WAER)

A new bill would train hairdressers to help clients experiencing domestic violence(NPR)

Pandemic Lockdowns Fueled Domestic Violence Worldwide, Report Says(Marketplace, fromSurging in Silence)

No Shortcuts: Domestic Abusers Work to “Redefine Anger” in New Therapy Model(WKNO, fromSurging in Silence)

In The Search For Psychiatric Care, One Tennessee Family Feels Caught In A Vicious Cycle(WPLN, fromLeft Without Care)

International High School Mountain Bikers Take To The Trails(WPLN, Regional Murrow winner)

Nashville Family Safety Center Is Safe Haven For Families Affected By Domestic, Sexual Violence(WPLN)

How a group of teachers in Nashville is bridging the public-private divide(Marketplace)

Furnishing Homes For A New Life After Domestic Violence(NPR)

Governor Under Mounting Pressure To Commute Life Sentence Of Cyntoia Brown(NPR)

Nashville Barbers Offer Homeless Free Haircuts And Sense Of Community(Here and Now version of AP award winner)

A Joelton Tobacco Farmer, Not His Migrant Workers, Would Suffer From Proposed Immigration Changes(WPLN)

An Adventurer Philanthropist Wants States To Follow Tennessee's Lead On Medical Volunteers(WPLN)

Kids With Down Syndrome Strut Custom-Designed Couture In Franklin Fashion Show(WPLN)

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SELECTED AWARDS

● 2021 PMJAAward Second Place, Collaborative Effort for Left Without Care
● 2017-18 Multiple AP First Place Awards for Best Radio Anchor, Feature and Newscast
●2017 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Feature Reporting

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR/PRODUCER, Season 2 of Next Age (This is Nashville) Feb-May 2026
● Produced five features; co-produced one episode and reviewed scripts for nine-part mini-series of Nashville Public Radio’s live daily show.
● Researched and pre-interviewed guests for live shows.
● Held sensitivity and best practices training for TIN staff.

INDEPENDENT EDITOR ● REPORTER ● PRODUCER                                                        2005-present
● Host, Women Like Sex: Data- and humor-driven gender inequity podcast featuring academics and experts who dismantle scientific,
medical and social myths about human sexuality.
● Produce features and news for flagship NPR shows and local affiliates.
● Freelance editor for national and local print and public radio newsrooms.
● Award-winning mini-series Left Without Care; part of national APM Reports investigation.
● International field producer / interpreter: BBC World Radio, RAI 3 (Italy), HTV (Croatia).

PROFESSIONAL IN RESIDENCE / ADJUNCT PROF. — Newhouse/WAER News                 2023-2024|
● Taught radio broadcast and media literacy classes at Newhouse (Syracuse University).
● Supervised/edited/mentored student reporters at WAER (Syracuse NPR affiliate).
● WAER: Produced daily, spot and feature reporting. All Things Considered substitute anchor.
● Interim WAER group news director: set daily news agendas and edited professional reporters.

SPEAKER ● ADVISOR ● EDUCATOR 2015-present
● Pulitzer Center Advisor / mentor on international and US reporting projects by grantees and fellows.
● Co-creator: I Wish I’d Known: Data- and trauma-informed newsroom and classroom training on improving gender violence (GV) coverage.
● Creator: Loaded Language in Media guide: classroom and newsroom guidance on assessing and reducing unconscious bias.
● Moderator / panelist / speaker at local, national and international GV events and symposia (including The Tennessean, USC Annenberg, Newhouse)
● Panelist / speaker / coach on data- and trauma-informed reporting (including NICAR, Newhouse, European events).
● Trainer: Solutions Journalism Network.
● Host: Workshops/training in the U.S. and Europe for emerging film industry reporters and critics.

TEMPORARY EDITOR — Minnesota Public Radio (MPR News)                                                  2021-2022
● Set daily news agendas; guided and edited daily radio and web spots, features and podcasts.
● Produced daily podcasts and nightly newscasts.
● Produced original spot and breaking news reporting for newscasts and podcasts.

PRODUCER ● REPORTER — Surging in Silence (Pulitzer Center)                                            2020-2021
● In-depth, 17-part series examining the effects of COVID pandemic on domestic and sexual violence in Nashville and Memphis.
● Backed by Pulitzer Center grant. Media partners: WPLN, WKNO, Institute for Public Service Reporting, Nashville Scene.
● Produced national stories for NPR and Marketplace.

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED HOST ● REPORTER — Nashville Public Radio (WPLN)            2016-2019
● Wrote, produced, anchored and engineered six daily, afternoon drive-time newscasts.
● Reporting beats included GV, youth initiatives, immigration, breaking news, arts & culture.
● Spots and features regularly aired on NPR.
● Peer-edited daily spots and features; edited Spanish-language features.
● Leading newsroom fundraiser for pledge drives.

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR — EastWest (Rome, Italy) 2012-2016
● Senior editor/translator for international lawmakers, including former Italian PM Romano Prodi.
● Reported on U.S./global politics, culture.
● Established journalistic best practices and translating standards.
● Trained non-journalist translators on reporting and style basics.

SENIOR PRODUCER — Fred Film Radio (Rome, Italy)                                                        2011-2015
● Produced daily news and interviews in English, Italian + Serbo-Croatian from top European and U.S. film festivals and cultural events.
● Hosted live interview and recap programs in Italian and English from leading film festivals in Europe.

SENIOR EDITOR — Cineuropa.com (Rome, Italy)                                                              2007-2011
● Led largest, English-language desk of quadrilingual newsroom, with up to a dozen, remote European correspondents reporting to me daily.
● Developed, commissioned and produced multi-media packages, created onboarding training for correspondents and translators.
● Established consistent news and language standards across all four Cineuropa editorial desks.
● Inclusive hiring and content, as well as readership, increased under my tenure.

EDUCATION + SELECTED SKILLS
● Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, Evergreen State College
● Languages: English, Italian, Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, Spanish
● Audio/Video editing: Hindenburg Pro, Audition Pro, Audacity, Descript
● Remote audio recording: Zoom, Riverside, Squadcast
● CMS and graphic tools: WordPress, Grove, ContentDepot, Adobe, Canva
● Workflow apps: Google Suite, Notion, MS Teams, Monday
● AP ENPS Content Management