Rachel Martin | |
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 Martin at a 2013 book discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies | |
| 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 Morning Edition and was previously a producer and reporter for KQED in San Francisco. [1]
Martin was born in Salt Lake City, Utah [2] and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho where she graduated from Idaho Falls High School. 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. [3] [4]
Martin was a producer and reporter for KQED in San Francisco. In 2003, Martin was a freelance reporter in Afghanistan, also for NPR. From 2005 to 2007, she was foreign correspondent for NPR. [5] In 2007, she covered the Virginia Tech shooting. In 2008, she was a correspondent for ABC News. [6] Martin was one of the hosts of NPR's 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' counterinsurgency efforts. [5] She took over as host of 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]
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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.
Martin is a native of Idaho Falls. She even graduated from Idaho Falls High School.