Paul Brown (American journalist)

Paul Brown (born 1952, New York, NY)[1] is an American journalist and musician.

He began work in public radio in 1987, at NPR member station WFDD in Winston-Salem, NC.

From 1999 to late 2013, he worked at NPR's Washington, DC headquarters as a news executive, editor, producer, reporter and world newscaster.

He is best known in music circles as a banjo player, fiddler and singer.

He has documented musicians and music traditions, primarily in the southeastern US, and produced numerous recordings.