![]() ![]() Her grandfather, the composer William Grant Still, was the first African American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra. (It was not until 2012 that Headlee says she began earning the equivalent salary of a man in the same role.) Tanya Ott, GPB’s vice president of radio and news content, says Headlee’s vision for the one-hour weekday morning show aligned with what station execs were looking for: “a no-pundit zone where listeners get thoughtful, probing, civil conversation between smart people who work in business, science, politics, arts and culture, and other sectors.” The show’s guests have included Issa Rae, creator and star of the HBO show Insecure Patterson Hood of the Southern rock band the Drive-by Truckers and congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis.Ī practicing Buddhist born and raised in California, Headlee is part black, part white, part Jewish, and part Native American. ![]() Headlee came to Atlanta in 2014 to join the small ranks of solo female public radio hosts. ![]()
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