Rachel Martin Biography
Rachel Martin is an American National Public Radio journalist. She previously co-hosted Morning Edition and worked as a producer and reporter at KQED in San Francisco.
Rachel Martin Age
Martin was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States of America.
Rachel Martin Education
She earned a bachelor’s degree in politics and government from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, in 1996, and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University in New York City in 2003.
Rachel Martin NPR
Martin served as NPR’s National Security Correspondent in 2010, where she reported on the US’ counterinsurgency efforts. She took over hosting Weekend Edition Sunday in 2012, shortly after longtime anchor Liane Hansen stepped down. When Renée Montagne left Morning Edition in 2016, she took her place as co-host.
Rachel Martin Career
Martin worked as a producer and reporter for KQED in San Francisco. Martin worked as a freelance reporter in Afghanistan for National Public Radio in 2003. From 2005 until 2007, she was NPR’s overseas correspondent. In 2007, she covered the Virginia Tech shootings. In 2008, she served as an ABC News correspondent. Martin co-hosted NPR’s The Bryant Park Project, a New York-based experimental morning news program aimed at a younger audience. Martin served as NPR’s National Security Correspondent in 2010, where she reported on the US’ counterinsurgency efforts.
She took over hosting Weekend Edition Sunday in 2012, shortly after longtime host Liane Hansen stepped down. She took over as co-host of Morning Edition in 2016 after Renée Montagne stepped down. She departed the show in early 2023. Martin, who previously served as the network’s religion correspondent from 2006 to 2007, created Enlighten Me, an NPR special series on religion, spirituality, and meaning.
Rachel Martin Net Worth
Martin has an estimated net worth 1 million dollars.