Sarah Koenig

Sarah Koenig (born July 9, 1969) is an American journalist and public radio personality. She is best known as the former producer of the television and radio program This American Life and as the host and executive producer of the podcast Serial. Koenig was born in New York City to Julian Koenig and Maria Eckhart. She attended Concord Academy in Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Koenig began her career as a reporter at The East Hampton Star and later worked for ABC News and The New York Times. She is a prominent figure in the world of investigative journalism.