About
I report stories and produce podcasts. I am currently the politics producer for audio at The Washington Post, working on The Campaign Moment and Post Reports podcasts. I have a decade of experience in journalism, which includes editing and executive producing a daily local news podcast and reporting for local and national outlets. My work has aired extensively on WHYY, NPR, and Marketplace. My articles have been published on NPR.org, Votebeat.org, WHYY.org and in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Drop me a line at lebenshoff at gmail dot com if you'd like to work together.
Selected Clips
Work Experience and Awards
The Washington Post
Politics Producer, Audio
May 2024 – present
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Produce politics episodes for The Post's flagship podcast, "Post Reports" and for The Post's new politics show "The Campaign Moment"
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Field produced and reported from the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, Montana, and Pennsylvania during the 2024 campaign
City Cast Philly
Executive Producer
April 2023 – May 2024
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Booked, prepped, and edited episodes, while also leading editorial decision-making for a daily podcast and newsletter
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Doubled audience size in less than a year by aggressively pursuing interviews with newsmakers and improving the overall sound and polish of the show
NPR
National Desk Reporter
March 2022 – Feb. 2023
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Covered state politics and energy via digital stories, radio spots, features, and two-ways
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Contributed to breaking news and disaster coverage. Reported from flood zones in eastern Kentucky and the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting
WHYY
Reporter
Jan. 2014 – March 2022
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Covered health, immigration, politics, and the economy at various times
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Pitched, reported, wrote, voiced, and mixed audio stories for WHYY-FM, and filed web articles to WHYY.org
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
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2023 Pennsylvania News Media Association, 1st Place for Investigative reporting
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2021 Edward R. Murrow Award, Regional News Series category
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2020 Edward R. Murrow Award, Regional Hard News category
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2018 Kathryn Davis Fellow for Peace, Middlebury College
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2018 Best Reporter Award, Pennsylvania Associated Press Media Editors