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 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]
