Eli Benton Cohen

Eli Benton Cohen

Eli Benton Cohen

Class of 2027

I am a student at the Berkeley Journalism School, where I cover immigration for Oakland North.

I specialize in long-form investigations and narrative storytelling, both written and audio. Previously, I was the host of Radio Pacific, a new show about California from KALW. Before that, I was a producer for two New York Times Podcasts, The Headlines and The Protocol.

Before that I was a producer at WNYC’s Radiolab, where I reported my favorite story, The Library of Alexandra. I occasionally take photographs.

I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and currently live in Berkeley, California.

EDUCATION

  • University of California at Berkeley, Master of Journalism, Narrative Writing

  • Pomona College, Bachelor of Arts, Politics

EMPLOYERS

  • Radio Pacific, Host, Reporter, & Producer

  • The New York Times, Audio Producer

  • Radiolab, Reporter and Producer

  • The New Yorker, Freelance Producer

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Aspen Ideas Fellow, The Aspen Institute

  • Thomas J. Watson Fellow, The Watson Foundation

  • Pietro S. Nivola Fellow, The Brookings Institution