Oddly enough, it was an early decision not to be a writer that led Silberner to her current career. As she puts it, “While I say I currently teach half time and write half time, it’s more like 75 percent and 75 percent!” At the same time, she began actively freelancing for NPR and The World program on Public Radio International (PRI), as well as other public radio outlets, websites, and print publications. She soon re-launched her career as artist-in-residence in the University of Washington’s Department of Communication, teaching classes in global health reporting and narrative journalism.
Resourcefulness, however, seems to be hardwired into Silberner’s DNA. In making the move, Silberner left behind an 18-year job at National Public Radio, covering everything “from the Food and Drug Administration to the chocolate industry in Brazil.” That was in 2011, a few months after she relocated to Seattle, where her husband had accepted an academic post. A lot of what I’ve done over my career has been instinctive, so trying to teach that is a real challenge.”
“There are 18 kids looking at you for wisdom, and you find yourself explaining what you have done for the last 30 years. “Yes, I was scared walking in the first day of my class,” she recalls. Yet, even she had to take a deep breath when she walked into a certain new assignment.
An award-winning veteran journalist and public radio reporter, Silberner has tackled the toughest stories, covering global health issues that have taken her from Cambodia to Haiti. Currently teaching journalism and freelancing in Seattle, Silberner draws on her rich 18-year career with NPR.
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