Rachel Martin
Rachel Martin | |
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| File:Rachel Martin.1018659.jpg Martin at the 2024 National Book Festival | |
| Born | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Puget Sound (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Rachel Martin is an American journalist for NPR. She previously co-hosted the radio news program Morning Edition and was previously a producer and reporter for KQED in San Francisco.[1]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Martin was born in Salt Lake City, Utah,[2] and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she graduated from Idaho Falls High School.[3][4] She graduated from University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, with a bachelor's degree in politics and government in 1996, and from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City with a master's degree in international affairs in 2003.[5][6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Martin was a producer and reporter for KQED in San Francisco. In 2003, she was a freelance reporter in Afghanistan, also for NPR. From 2005 to 2007, Martin was foreign correspondent for NPR.[7] In 2007, she covered the Virginia Tech shooting. In 2008, she was a correspondent for ABC News.[8] Martin was one of the hosts of NPR's Bryant Park Project,[7] a New York-based experimental morning news program designed to attract a younger demographic.[9]
In 2010, Martin was National Security Correspondent for NPR, during which time she reported on the US counterinsurgency efforts.[7] She took over as host of Weekend Edition Sunday in 2012, shortly after longtime host Liane Hansen stepped down.[10] 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,[7] Martin is the creator of Enlighten Me, an NPR special series on religion, spirituality, and meaning.[11][12]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- "The Dish Goes Indie; Al Jazeera Buys Current TV", Revolving Door Newsletter: 01.04.13 Media Bistro
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- Living people
- University of Puget Sound alumni
- People from Idaho Falls, Idaho
- NPR people
- School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni
- American women television journalists
- 21st-century American women journalists
- 21st-century American journalists
- Journalists from Idaho
- Mass media people from Salt Lake City
- Journalists from Utah
- American television journalists