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For the Chicago alderman, see Ray Suarez (politician).

Rafael Suarez, Jr. (born March 5, 1957), better known as Ray Suarez, is a senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, an evening news program on the PBS television network. He came to the program from National Public Radio, where he had hosted Talk of the Nation since 1993. Suarez joined The NewsHour in 1999.

Contents 1 Publications 2 Honors 3 Personal 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

He is the author of the 1999 book The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration: 1966-1999^[1], a social commentary on the causes of the destitution found in the inner city. He also authored the 2006 book, The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America^[2], which examines the way Americans worship, how organized religion and politics intersect in America, and how this powerful collision is transforming the current and future American mind-set. The book is beginning to gather accolades for its timeliness and fair coverage from many sides of the issue. Suarez was a contributing editor for "Si" Magazine, a short-lived magazine depicting the Latino experience in the U.S.

• Named as a 1996 Utne Reader "Visionaries"
• Named as Hispanic Business "100 Influentials" among American Latinos
• 1995 Global Awareness Award by Current History Magazine^[3]
• 1993-94 duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Awards (part of NPR's award for on-site coverage of the first all-race elections in South Africa)
• 1994-95 duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Awards (part of NPR's award for coverage of the first 100 days of the 104th Congress)
• 1996 Ruben Salazar Award from the National Council of La Raza
• 2005 Distinguished Policy Leadership Award from UCLA's School of Public Policy
• Distinguished Alumnus Award from NYU
• Professional Achievement Award from the University of Chicago.
• Honorary doctorates
  • Muhlenberg College
  • Westminster College
  • Xavier University
  • Manhattan Marymount
  • St. John's University
  • Bloomfield College
• Fellowships
  • Benton Fellowship in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Chicago.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated in 1974 from John Dewey High School. In 1975 he earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Brooklyn Council. Suarez earned a BA in African History from New York University and an MA in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago.^[3] He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.

• National Association of Hispanic Journalists

• The Online NewsHour: Ray Suarez

1. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Old-Neighborhood-Suburban-Migration-1966-1999/dp/0684834022 The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration: 1966-1999
2. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Vote-Politics-Faith-America/dp/0060829974 The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America
3. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ctforum.org/popups/bio.asp?event_bio_image_id=2586