Anders Kelto

Journalist

United States

About

Peabody and Murrow Award-winning journalist and producer, specializing in longform and international reporting.

Experience

  • Executive Producer and Host, The Lead (The Athletic / Wondery) at Wondery
    Jun 2019 - Mar 2025 · 5 yrs 10 mos

    Created the flagship daily podcast of The Athletic, made in partnership with Wondery. The Lead was the first narrative news podcast from a major sports media outlet. It reached #3 on Apple Podcasts, won two National Edward R. Murrow Awards, two Podcast Academy Awards, two Gracies, and a Webby. The show ran for over four years and published more than 900 episodes.

  • Knight-Wallace Fellow ‘19 at University of Michigan
    Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 · 8 mos

    Completed the Knight-Wallace Fellowship for journalists at the University of Michigan. Study plan focused on the intersection of sports and social movements, and included training in investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking.

  • Senior Producer at Freakonomics
    May 2018 - Aug 2018 · 4 mos

    Lead producer on a Freakonomics Radio special series, The Hidden Side of Sports.

  • Creator and Executive Producer, GameBreaker at Audible, Inc.
    Sep 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Created the critically-acclaimed audio documentary series, Gamebreaker. Reported, produced and edited stories about athletes who challenge the way we think about sports and the world. Hosted by Keith Olbermann.

  • Correspondent and Editor at NPR
    May 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Correspondent for NPR's Science Desk, focusing on global and domestic health. Won a 2014 Peabody Award for outstanding coverage of the Ebola outbreak. Traveled to Sierra Leone during the height of the outbreak.