Jason DeRose

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Jason DeRose reports on religion, ethics, and spirituality for National Public Radio (NPR). His reports can be heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Day to Day, and Weekend Edition. He is based at Chicago Public Radio.

Recurrent themes in his reporting include: Islam in America; discrimination against Muslims since the September 11, 2001 attacks, sexuality as a defining issue for Christian denominations, gay and lesbian clergy, and the impact on religious communities of land use policy, zoning, and eminent domain.

DeRose has worked at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at NPR member stations in Chicago, Illinois, Seattle, Washington, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Tampa, Florida.

DeRose serves on the Board of Directors of the Religion Newswriters Association, and as a mentor and trainer for NPR's Next Generation Radio Project — a program that teaches aspiring high school and college students public radio's unique reporting style.

DeRose guest lectures on religion reporting at the Medill School of Journalism. He has worked at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the International Center for Journalists. DeRose also teaches in the Religious Studies Department at DePaul University in Chicago and at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

DeRose graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota with majors in religion and English. He also holds a master's degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School and studied religion reporting at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.