Nathan Bomey on Forging Connections in the Face of Today's Culturally Polarizing Narrative

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Nathan Bomey, the author of "Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age", to tell the stories of the countercultural leaders who combat polarization by pursuing reconciliation, rejecting misinformation, and rethinking the principle of compromise.

Nathan Bomey is a business reporter for USA TODAY, an author and documentary scriptwriter. Nathan is also currently serving as principal scriptwriter on a full-length documentary film on the Detroit bankruptcy produced by Philadelphia-based History Making Productions.

At USA TODAY, Nathan covers business news, the automotive industry, bankruptcy and misinformation. Before joining USA TODAY in the Washington, D.C., area in 2015, Nathan covered Detroit’s bankruptcy and General Motors as a business reporter for the Detroit Free Press. He also spent several years as a business reporter for publications in Ann Arbor, Mich. Nathan has made many appearances on national TV and radio networks, including CNN, ABC, NBC, Fox Business, MSNBC, Cheddar and NPR.

Nathan has won several national journalism awards, including a 2018 National Headliner Award for business coverage and multiple honors from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). He is also a recipient of Governing magazine’s Hovey-Harkness Award, honoring the best public service journalism on government issues. He has been a finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award and has received numerous other journalism honors. In 2015, he was named Young Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists Detroit.

A 2006 graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Nathan received EMU’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2015. He has also completed a fellowship program in China through the East-West Center in 2012 and earned a certificate from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business’ Seminars for Business Journalists in 2014. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nathan moved to Michigan in third grade and grew up in the Ann Arbor area. His journalism career started when he was a junior in high school, working as a staff writer for community newspapers in his hometown through his college graduation.