Steven Herman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Executive Director and Assistant Professor of Practice at the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation, University of Mississippi School of Journalism & New Media
Former White House bureau chief and chief national correspondent for Voice of America (VOA)
Author of "Behind the White House Curtain: A Senior Journalist's Story of Covering the President — and Why It Matters" (updated edition released 2026)
Co-hosts and co-produces the nationally syndicated weekend radio program, "America@250: Due Diligence"
Served eight consecutive years on the board of governors of the American Foreign Service Association
Held fellowships including JURIST journalist-in-residence at University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Kiplinger Fellow of Ohio University, and Oxford Climate Journalism Network

Biography

Steven Herman is the Executive Director and Assistant Professor of Practice at the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation within the University of Mississippi School of Journalism & New Media. In this role, he co-hosts and co-produces the nationally syndicated weekend radio program, "America@250: Due Diligence.