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Rachel Martin
Martin at a 2013 book discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Born
Alma materUniversity of Puget Sound (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
OccupationJournalist
Years active2003–present

Rachel Martin is an American journalist for NPR. She previously co-hosted Morning Edition and was previously a producer and reporter for KQED in San Francisco.[1]

Early life and education

Martin was born in

international affairs in 2003.[3][4]

Career

Martin was a producer and reporter for

The Bryant Park Project,[5] a New York-based experimental morning news program designed to attract a younger demographic.[7]

In 2010, Martin was National Security Correspondent for NPR, during which time she reported on the US'

Weekend Edition Sunday in 2012, shortly after longtime host Liane Hansen stepped down.[8] She became a co-host of Morning Edition in 2016 when Renée Montagne stepped down. She left the show in early 2023. Having previously worked as the network's religion correspondent from 2006 to 2007,[5] Martin is the creator of Enlighten Me, an NPR special series on religion, spirituality, and meaning.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "NPR Shifts Host Roles For 'Morning Edition,' 'Weekend Edition Sunday'". September 15, 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Her antidote for 'climate grief' and a shrinking Great Salt Lake? Don't look away". NPR. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023. I was actually born in Salt Lake City and anytime I would go home to Southeast Idaho, I had to either drive by or fly over the Great Salt Lake.
  3. ^ "Rachel Martin". ABC News. December 10, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "NPR Journalist Speaks To People In Idaho Falls". Local News 8. June 5, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2015. Martin is a native of Idaho Falls. She even graduated from Idaho Falls High School.
  5. ^ a b c d "Rachel Martin". NPR. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Rachel Martin". ABC News. December 10, 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Two-guy staff starts building NPR morning show on the Web". The Current. 2007-04-09. Archived from the original on 2008-07-15.
  8. ^ "NPR: Rachel Martin hosts "Weekend Edition Sunday"". U.T. San Diego. December 8, 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  9. ^ "A new chapter for Rachel Martin". NPR. February 2, 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Enlighten Me with Rachel Martin". NPR. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

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