Lisa Mullins

Lisa Mullins is the voice of WBUR’s All Things Considered. She anchors the program, conducts interviews, and reports from the field.
From 1998 through 2012, Mullins was chief anchor of the daily international news program, “The World,” co-produced by the BBC, WGBH and PRI. Her foreign reporting has taken her to Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Cuba, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Hong Kong, South and North Korea and elsewhere.
Between 1996 and 2014, Mullins wrote, produced and narrated programs and documentaries for New England Public Radio (“An Audacious Act: How a High School Drop-out Helped Educate America”) and Human Media (“The Vegetable Chronicles”) and produced podcasts for Harvard Business School (“The Business”). She also hosted a PBS-TV series called “Thinking Big.”
In 2012, the Alliance for Women in Media presented her with a Gracie Award for outstanding individual achievement as anchor of a news magazine. In 2009, Mullins received the Clarion Award from Women in Communications for a story she wrote and produced about her 24-hour stay at a North Korean tourist resort.
Mullins was awarded a fellowship at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University for the academic year 2009-10. Her studies included diplomacy, religion and the arts. She then spent the summer of 2010 at Cambridge University in England as a Templeton Fellow, studying contemporary issues related to religion and science.
Early in her career, Mullins anchored WBUR’s Morning Edition and reported for the station. Even earlier, she was news director at WEIM in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where she covered the police beat at 4:30 a.m., the school committee at 7 p.m. and pretty much everything in between.
Diagnosing CTE In The Living: Massive Study Of Degenerative Brain Disease To Begin
June 01, 2016
Researchers are recruiting 180 former NFL and college football players hoping their study will help develop ways to diagnose CTE in people while they’re still alive. The only way to diagnose it right now is by studying the brain after death.
Japanese-American Sons Fought And Died In WWII As U.S. Detained Their Family
May 27, 2016
The Akimoto sons were part of U.S. history few Americans know: the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a military unit made up entirely of the children of Japanese immigrants who volunteered for service during World War II.
Newton Breaks Out Several ‘Artful Pianos’
May 16, 2016
The city has placed old pianos, freshly painted, on prominent parts of Newton’s village centers.
Emergency Mental Health Programs Called Into Question After Taunton Attack
May 12, 2016Many questions remain about the mental health services Arthur DaRosa received in the day before he went on a deadly stabbing rampage.
A.R.T. Brings Women’s Activist And Artist Eve Ensler’s Memoir To The Stage
May 10, 2016
There’s much joy in Eve Ensler’s life. But, as she tells WBUR’s Lisa Mullins, it’s grown out of violence.
New App Will Grade You On Your Driving
April 28, 2016
Once you active EverDrive on your smartphone, it monitors how well you’re driving and once you reach your destination, it will give you a grade. The goal is to make roads safer by making drivers better, said Hari Balakrishnan, co-founder of the Cambridge company that made the app.
As U.S. Population Grows, Federal Highway Head Says To Expect More Highway Traffic
April 27, 2016
And one of the main solutions to these traffic troubles, says Gregory Nadeau, is high tech.
Former Red Sox President Larry Lucchino To Lead The Jimmy Fund
April 22, 2016
The fund raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Boston Globe Wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes
April 18, 2016Farah Stockman won for her commentary on the legacies of busing in Boston. Jessica Rinaldi took home the prize for feature photography.
Mass. Resiliency Director On Helping Marathon Survivors Overcome Trauma
April 15, 2016The Massachusetts Resiliency Center has been helping address the emotional toll of the marathon bombings on those who were injured.
100 Years Of The Pulitzers: A Conversation With Veteran Journalist Roy Harris
April 15, 2016
Roy Harris joined WBUR’s All Things Considered to speak about the history of the Pulitzers and their role in the journalism industry today.
‘Aftermath’: Watertown Photographer Documents Response To Marathon Bombing
April 14, 2016
Joshua Touster has just published a book of his photographs that document a city and region that was wounded and began to recover in remarkable ways.
Coming Full Circle: ‘Sunshine’ Singer Jonathan Edwards Returns To Boston
April 07, 2016
Edwards talks to WBUR All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins about his music and the extraordinary circle his life has taken.
65 Years After He Went Missing In Korea, Waltham Soldier’s Remains Return Home
April 07, 2016
In the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, many Americans just went missing — for decades. Among them was 22-year-old Sgt. Robert Dakin, of Waltham.
Front Of The Stage: Backup Vocals Virtuoso Lisa Fischer Brings Solo Tour To Boston Area
March 31, 2016
The sound of vocalist Lisa Fischer has moved audiences for decades now. She’s the back-up singer top artists tap to complete their sound on stage — from Tina Turner to Sting, from the late Luther Vandross to the Rolling Stones.
Cambridge Rindge And Latin Seniors Turn Tough Life Experiences Into College Essays
March 28, 2016
Abuse. Racial profiling. Adapting to a new culture. We get a sample of four students’ college application essays.
'I Don't Feel Trapped On Earth': Ketamine Lifts Many From Depths Of Major Depression
February 25, 2016
Ketamine was never intended to treat depression. But doctors call it the biggest discovery in the treatment of mood disorders in decades.
Helping Powerless Have ‘Presence’: Amy Cuddy Expands On Hit TED Talk In New Book
December 23, 2015
Cuddy defines presence, the focus of her new book, as “knowing who you are and being able to access that when you most need to.”
Outgoing Gardner Leader Anne Hawley Reflects On Her 26 Years At The Museum
December 22, 2015
Not since Isabella Stewart Gardner herself has one person so affected the contours of the museum and its culture.
Tools To Prevent Suicide Include Awareness — And Apps
December 02, 2015
“I think the most effective [tool to prevent suicide] is educating the public that suicide is a public health issue, that it is largely preventable,” said Alan Holmlund, of the Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Program.
Libana: Exploring Music By, For And About Women Around The Globe For 35 Years
November 12, 2015
When the Boston-based music group formed, the term “world music” didn’t exist. Since then, the group of female vocalists and instrumentalists has traveled the world performing.
Father Who Suffered Unthinkable Loss Produces Documentary About Suicide
October 29, 2015
Steve Mongeau, executive director of Samaritans, and Ken Lambert, who produced a documentary on the Boston-based group’s suicide outreach work, joined All Things Considered.
Prouty Garden, ‘The Soul’ Of Boston Children’s Hospital, Is Slated For Demolition
September 24, 2015
The elite pediatric hospital says it needs to put a new clinical building on the site of the cherished garden.
Medical Professionals Voice Their Feelings In The Abortion Discussion
August 12, 2015Since abortion became legal, voices for and against the procedure have been strong, but there’s one group routinely missing from the debate: medical professionals.
Public Arts Festival Hopes To Draw New Visitors To The Boston Harbor Islands
August 06, 2015
The Isles Arts Initiative has transformed Spectacle Island and Georges Island into walking art exhibitions, filled with works inspired by the islands themselves.
The Jim Kweskin Jug Band Returns To Cambridge’s Club Passim
July 24, 2015
Back in the early 60s, before he had a band, Jim Kweskin was performing at Club 47 — Club Passim’s earlier incarnation on Mt Auburn Street — when he was offered a record contract. He accepted and scrambled to form a band.
Locals Look Back As 3 Indie Music Venues Shutter In Greater Boston
July 24, 2015
The Cambridge-Boston area has long been a hotbed of independent music. As three locally-run venues close, Bostonians look back.
Suicide Rate Among Men Spikes In Bristol County
July 16, 2015The alarming increase in suicides in Bristol County — most of them among middle-aged men — is leading suicide prevention advocates to team up with the district attorney to get out the word that there is help.