| Rachel Martin | |
| Birth Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
| Alma Mater: | University of Puget Sound (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
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]