Rachel Martin Biography, Wiki
Rachel Martin is an American journalist who was born and brought up Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States of America. Currently, she works at NPR in Washington, D.C., as a journalist and co-host. Previously, before joining NPR, Rachel worked as a producer and reporter for KQED in San Francisco for some years.
Rachel Martin Age | Birthday
Martin was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. However, the exact date of birth of the NPR journalist and co-host is not yet known to the public. As such, it is difficult to establish her actual age or when she celebrates her birthday. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.
Rachel Martin Height | Rachel Martin Weight
Rachel Martin appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.
Rachel Martin Husband | Married
She is married to Luke, who becomes a dad for the second time today after Rachel delivered a baby boy early this morning. Since Rachel couldn’t host Weekend Edition Sunday, Scott Simon, father of two, stepped in.
Rachel Martin Salary
CBS News salaries range from an average of $33,774 to $112,519 a year. However, these figures may vary substantially according to the level of seniority of the employee in question. At the moment, we do not have the exact salary and net worth of Martin but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.
Rachel Martin Early Life
Martin was born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho where she graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She graduated from the 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.
Rachel Martin Education
She is from Idaho and a graduate of Idaho Falls High School. She worked with transmedia artists Bogdan Pierzynski and Bill Lundberg and with performance, during her student years in Austin. She graduated from the University of Puget Sound. She is a senior lecturer who has been teaching in higher education since 1993. She is an HCPC registered occupational therapist with a background in mental health and learning disabilities.
Rachel Martin Career
Rachel Martin was a producer and reporter for KQED in San Francisco. She was a freelance reporter in Afghanistan, for NPR. From 2005 to 2007, she was a foreign correspondent for NPR. She became a co-host of Morning Edition in 2016 when Renée Montagne stepped down. She was National Security Correspondent for NPR, and She also took over as host of Weekend Edition Sunday in 2012, shortly after longtime host Liane Hansen stepped down.
Rachel Martin NPR
She is the host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR’s morning news podcast Up First, along with Steve Inskeep and David Greene.
Before taking on this role in December 2016, Martin was the host of Weekend Edition Sunday for four years. Martin also served as National Security Correspondent for NPR, where she covered both defense and intelligence issues. She traveled regularly to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Secretary of Defense, reporting on the U.S. wars and the effectiveness of the Pentagon’s counterinsurgency strategy. Martin also reported extensively on the changing demographics of the U.S. military – from the debate over whether to allow women to fight in combat units – to the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Her reporting on how the military is changing also took her to a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico for a rare look at how the military trains drone pilots.
Martin was part of the team that launched NPR’s experimental morning news show, The Bryant Park Project, based in New York — a two-hour daily multimedia program that she co-hosted with Alison Stewart and Mike Pesca.
In 2006-2007, Martin served as NPR’s religion correspondent. Her piece on Islam in America was awarded “Best Radio Feature” by the Religion News Writers Association in 2007. As one of NPR’s reporters assigned to cover the Virginia Tech massacre that same year, she was on the school’s campus within hours of the shooting and on the ground in Blacksburg, Va., covering the investigation and emotional aftermath in the following days.
Based in Berlin, Germany, Martin worked as an NPR foreign correspondent from 2005-2006. During her time in Europe, she covered the London terrorist attacks, the federal elections in Germany, the 2006 World Cup and issues surrounding immigration and shifting cultural identities in Europe.
Her foreign reporting experience extends beyond Europe. Martin has also worked extensively in Afghanistan. She began reporting from there as a freelancer during the summer of 2003, covering the reconstruction effort in the wake of the U.S. invasion. In fall 2004, Martin returned for several months to cover Afghanistan’s first democratic presidential election. She has reported widely on women’s issues in Afghanistan, the fledgling political and governance system and the U.S.-NATO fight against the insurgency. She has also reported from Iraq, where she covered U.S. military operations and the strategic alliance between Sunni sheiks and the U.S. military in Anbar province.
Martin started her career at public radio station KQED in San Francisco, as a producer and reporter. She holds an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, and a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.
Rachel Martin Research Interests
- Social prescription
- Vocational rehabilitation/work as a health outcome
- Carers
- Loneliness
Rachel Martin Qualifications and Membership
- PGCE Higher Education & Research
- MSc in Sociology
- Diploma from the College of Occupational Therapists
- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Occupational Therapist
- Member of the College of Occupational Therapists, British Association of Occupational Therapists and World Federation of Occupational Therapists
- Fellow of Advance Higher Education (formerly the Higher Education Academy)
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