Samantha Horton
All Things Considered Newscaster and ReporterSamantha Horton is the All Things Considered newscaster and a reporter at WFYI. She is a graduate from University of Evansville with a bachelor’s degree in international studies, political science and communication where she also swam all four years.
Samantha has worked as a reporter at WNIN in Evansville, Side Effects Public Media, Indiana Public Broadcasting and the Kansas News Service. In 2022 she was one of two fellows with the NPR Midwest Newsroom and Missouri Independent investigating elevated blood lead levels in children.
Samantha has won statewide and national awards. Her work has also been heard on NPR, Here & Now and Science Friday. Areas of focus in her reporting include immigration, housing and sports. In these topics she aims to bring personal stories to policy issues and amplify overlooked voices.
In her leisure time Samantha does pottery, works to keep her Duolingo streak going, and trains to run her sixth marathon.
Contact Samantha at shorton@wfyi.org or on Signal at SamHorton.05
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Thousands gathered in Indianapolis for Indy Pride's annual parade and festival, finding community amid state and federal restrictions on transgender identification. -
Dozens of Indiana students tipped-off summer at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, playing a board game that builds math skills through real player statistics. -
Sanctuary Indy broke ground on its first tiny home community, Circle City Villages in March, planned for 16 homes that share a community center and garden. -
Indianapolis Police Department Chief Tanya Terry calls on parents to be more accountable and engaged with their children. -
The race ended in a one lap shootout between Felix Rosenqvist and David Malukas. -
People with limited sight often enjoy sports through listening. But audio descriptions of sports events — like the Indy 500 — can miss details. -
Six Oscar Mayer hot dog cars from across the country hauled buns at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the second annual Wienie 500. -
The Fever held a double-digit lead for most of the game. -
Alex Palou will lead the field next Sunday in the Indy 500. -
People gathered in Speedway and other locations across Indiana to protest ICE and the agency's use of Miami Correctional Facility to house detainees.
