Dave Mistich
Originally from "the other" Washington (not the state — but a small town situated along the Ohio River in West Virginia), Dave Mistich joined NPR's Weekend Edition in April 2025 after nearly five years producing and editing for the Newscast unit. Before that, he spent almost a decade at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, a statewide network of public radio and television stations.
During his time at WVPB, Mistich covered the West Virginia Legislature, a chemical spill that left 300,000 people without water for days, statewide teacher strikes, the impeachment of the entire bench of the state Supreme Court and dozens of other stories that hit the nation's radar. He's won regional and national awards, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting.
Mistich also had a previous life as a music journalist, documenting the rise of regional acts that went on to international prominence, including Tyler Childers. His interest in music continues, as he regularly pitches and produces music-related content for Weekend Edition — and spends much of his free time exploring D.C.'s legendary venues.
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When President Lincoln's pocket watch was being cleaned in 1861, the watchmaker inscribed a secret message about a pivotal moment in the nation's history that still resonates today. -
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to renowned bassist Pino Palladino and guitar virtuoso and producer Blake Mills about their second full-length collaboration, "That Wasn't a Dream." -
On Winged Victory, songwriter Willi Carlisle weaves between the absurd and the sentimental. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlisle about the 11 tracks of originals and covers. -
The 20-year-old gunman came within a matter of inches of killing the former president, but investigators are still struggling to understand what may have motivated Thomas Matthew Crooks. -
Trump has argued that him taking classified documents to his Mar-a-Lago home constituted an official act — and that the Supreme Court's ruling means the charges against him should be dropped. -
New Mexico has declared a state of emergency, ordering evacuations for Ruidoso and nearby areas. Meanwhile, California is battling its own set of new fires. -
A swath of the eastern U.S. braced for more severe weather after deadly storms knocked out power to hundreds of thousands across the South and disrupted airport travel in the Northeast. -
The deal delivers salary increases to writers, along with boosts to their health and pension funds, and the establishment of guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence. -
The Israeli military said it has largely regained control of areas in the south that had been attacked by militants from Hamas. The announcement came on the fourth day of war with Hamas. -
A Bloomberg News/NPR investigation found that large U.S. coal companies used bankruptcy and asset transfers to move old mines to shaky new owners, putting at risk federally mandated land reclamation.
