Chloe Veltman is a creator and shaper of engaging written, audio, and video content in the arts and culture media space. Her home base for storytelling is NPR, where, as a staff culture correspondent since July 2022, she covers a wide range of topics across digital and broadcast platforms, including both breaking news and in-depth features.
Before joining NPR, Veltman worked as an arts and culture reporter and senior editor at KQED. She launched and led the arts and culture bureau at Colorado Public Radio, was the Bay Area's culture columnist for The New York Times, and served as a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. She is also the founder, host, and executive producer of VoiceBox, an award-winning weekly podcast/radio show and live events series centered on the human voice.
As a consultant focusing on editorial content strategy and project development, Veltman has worked with Google, The Library of Congress, The San Francisco Symphony, The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, AL.com, Stanford University, and The Hewlett Foundation, among many other clients. She is also an ongoing mentor to a growing number of young journalists and artists.
Veltman has hosted discussions, given talks, and taught workshops at Stanford, Yale, Berkeley, and Harvard Universities, as well as at the San Francisco Public Library, SFJAZZ, and many other venues.
She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University, Humanities Center Fellowship at Stanford University, Webby Award, Society of Professional Journalists Award, Murrow Award, Poynter Fellowship at Yale University, Belle Foundation Prize, Wattis Foundation grant, Sundance Arts Writing Fellowship, and Library of Congress Research Fellowship.
Veltman holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from King’s College, Cambridge, and a Master’s degree in Dramaturgy from the Central School of Speech and Drama/Harvard Institute for Advanced Theater Training.