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Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe reading at the 2023 National Book Festival
Born (1985-06-10) June 10, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHoward University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
Spouse

Patrick Trice

(m. 2012)

Ayesha Rascoe (born June 10, 1985) is an American journalist who hosts Weekend Edition SundayonNPR.[1] She previously served as an NPR White House correspondent and covered the Obama White House for Reuters.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Ayesha Rascoe was born on June 10, 1985.[4][5] She grew up in Durham, North Carolina, and attended Carrington Middle School and Southern High School, where she was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper.[6] She was also a columnist for the teen section of The Herald-Sun and interned for the Winston-Salem Journal.[7][8]

In 2007, she earned a B.A. in journalism from Howard University, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The Hilltop.[9][2]

Career

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Rascoe began her reporting career at Reuters, where she covered environment policy, including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.[10][11]

Rascoe moved to NPR in 2017. As White House correspondent, her stories were regularly broadcast on the NPR shows Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and she appeared regularly on NPR's Politics Podcast.[12] In March 2022 she began hosting NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and co-hosting the Saturday edition of their Up First podcast with Scott Simon.[13] On June 11, 2023, she succeeded Rachel Martin as host of Up First's The Sunday Story.[14]

She has appeared on Washington Week, Meet The Press, CNN and MSNBC.[10]

Rascoe edited HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience, a forthcoming collection (due out January 30, 2024) of essays by graduates of historically Black colleges and universities.[8]

Personal life

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Rascoe married Patrick Trice, a U.S. veteran, in 2012.[15] She has three children.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ayesha Rascoe Named Host of Weekend Edition and Up First". NPR. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  • ^ a b "The Capital City Hues/02/25/19/NPR's Ayesha Rascoe". capitalcityhues.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  • ^ "Ayesha Rascoe". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  • ^ "Birthday of the Day: Ayesha Rascoe, NPR White House reporter". Politico. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  • ^ a b Gerson, Jennifer (April 26, 2023). "The voices of NPR: How four women of color see their roles as hosts". Current.
  • ^ "Ayesha Rascoe: DPS Alumna Bringing Joy in a World of Darkness". Durham Public Schools. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  • ^ Spike, Carlett (July 25, 2022). "10 with Ayesha Rascoe". Quill. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  • ^ a b Lickteig, Mary Ann. "NPR Host Ayesha Rascoe on Her Authentic Sound and Ascent in Journalism". Seven Days. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  • ^ "Howard University students debate Black Greeks issue". thegramblinite. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  • ^ a b "Ayesha Rascoe". Washington Week. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  • ^ "NPR's Rascoe to discuss criminal justice reform - La Follette School of Public Affairs". lafollette.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  • ^ Dave, Anish (2018-10-26), "President Trump's Tweets on the Middle East, North Korea, and Russia", President Donald Trump and his Political Discourse, New York: Routledge, pp. 71–92, doi:10.4324/9781351038782-5, ISBN 978-1-351-03878-2, S2CID 199275447
  • ^ Ayesha Rascoe Named Host of Weekend Edition and Up First
  • ^ The Sunday Story: An evangelical superstar left her church but kept her faith
  • ^ "Ayesha Rascoe & Patrick Trice". JetMag.com. 2012-06-15. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2023-05-14.

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