About Me

Before she wrote Radio Shangri-La based on her experiences in and around the Kingdom of Bhutan, Lisa Napoli had worked as a journalist in all media:

As a reporter and host for the public radio show Marketplace.  At the NY Times, where she covered the Internet revolution and the cultural impact of technology.  On the air and as a columnist for MSNBC.  And other adventures involving presidential races, home shopping networks, alternatives to prison for non-violent female offenders, and horror films.

Besides learning to swim at age 37, her proudest accomplishment is the open house she holds every Friday night, where she relishes seeing friends befriend one another.

A native of pre-hipster Brooklyn, NY and a graduate of Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., Napoli currently enjoys her volunteer work, especially with kids.  She’s working to raise money for READGlobal to build libraries in Bhutan.  And she also contributes cultural reports to the legendary public radio station, KCRW (which reminds her a bit of Kuzoo FM in Bhutan, the station that provides the backdrop of Radio Shangri-La.)

 

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