George Hale

George Hale is the Special Projects reporter at Indiana Public Media, the converged NPR and PBS newsroom on the campus of IU-Bloomington.  

Starting in 2020, George has reported primarily on the federal death penalty for Indiana public radio stations and NPR’s national newscast. He’s the host of “Rush to Kill,” an investigative podcast focusing on a series of executions during former President Donald Trump’s final months in office. His reporting on the federal death penalty has earned numerous awards, including a regional Edward R. Murrow award. 

Before joining Indiana Public Media, George covered criminal justice issues in rural east Texas and hosted KETR public radio’s investigative podcast “Buried.” 

George also spent nearly eight years based in the occupied West Bank reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He’s reported from Israel, Egypt and Jordan.

He is a graduate of The George Washington University’s international affairs school, where he concentrated in Middle East security policy. He also holds a graduate certificate in Media Management from The New School in New York City.