Jason Margolis

About

I have no idea how accurate this number is, but it’s my best guess — in the past 25 years, I’ve interviewed 7,000 people. My job is pretty straightforward: Find the right people, get them to open up, make sense of complex information, then write a story. Or, edit the story. In August, 2019 I was promoted to show editor at "The World." In the fall of 2023, I shifted over to The Boston Globe. The challenge as an editor remains the same: It's all about telling good stories. As a manager, I also sit in a lot more meetings. As a reporter, I covered global business and economics, environmental topics and climate change, U.S. politics, agriculture, and immigration reform. And on occasion, sports. As an editor, I now work with lots of great reporters and help them craft their stories. I began working at "The World," a co-production of WGBH and PRX (and formerly the BBC World Service) back in 2006. During my time there, I reported from more than 20 countries and 43 US states, including from the top of a rickety tower 150 feet above the Panamanian jungle, an abandoned Ukrainian town near Chernobyl, and shops and restaurants along the Texas-Mexico border. I loved it. I’ve also reported for KQED Public Radio in its Sacramento bureau, The Seattle Times newspaper, MarketWatch in San Francisco, and NPR’s business desk. I have a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in history from UCLA. During the 2014-15 academic year, I was selected as a Knight-Wallace fellow at the University of Michigan where I joined a small group of international journalists for a year of study. I focused my coursework on climate change policies and science, as well as business sustainability practices and urban planning. I also took two screenwriting classes, learned to ice skate and ran my first marathon. I’ve won a few awards along the way, including being recognized three times by the Society of Environmental Journalism for “outstanding reporting.” Throughout my travels, my favorite place remains the Sierra Nevada Mountains in my native Northern California, but Sydney and the islands of the Philippines rank pretty high too. Sweden isn't bad either. I'm also the volunteer president for Newton Girls Softball, a recreational program that serves 300+ young players. That's my true passion. My family and I live near Boston. I enjoy going on long runs with my dog, Winnie.