Austin Fast

Austin Fast specializes in data analysis on NPR's investigations team, often collaborating with reporters from Member stations across the country.

Before coming to NPR, Fast reported for KJZZ in Phoenix and covered the world's largest wild salmon fishery at KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska. He's also written breaking news at a Cincinnati TV station and taught English overseas with the Peace Corps.

Fast holds a master's degree in investigative journalism from Arizona State University and bachelor's degrees in journalism and international studies from Miami University (Ohio).

The Jan. 6 attack: The cases behind the biggest criminal investigation in U.S. history

Dina Temple-Raston,

Tom Dreisbach,

Monika Evstatieva,

Arezou Rezvani,

Meg Anderson,

Connie Hanzhang Jin,

Barbara Van Woerkom,

Austin Fast

More than 1,570 people have been federally charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR tracked each case from the initial charges through sentencing.
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Across The South, COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

Ashley Lopez,

Sean McMinn,

Ruth Talbot,

Ashley Lopez,

Sam Whitehead, WABE,

Sam Whitehead,

Shalina Chatlani,

Austin Fast

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.