A Martínez
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.
Prior to NPR, Martínez was the host of Take Two at KPCC in Los Angeles since 2012. During his tenure, Take Two created important forums on the air and through live events that elevated the voices and perspectives of Angelenos, and provided nuanced coverage of the region's challenges including homelessness, climate change and systemic disparities in health and education. He is also a familiar voice to sports-talk radio listeners in Los Angeles as a former host of 710 KSPN's In the Zone, and he was a longtime pre- and post-game show host for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers.
Before he joined KPCC, Martínez had never listened to public radio. He views his path in public radio as proof that public radio journalism can be accessible, relatable and understandable to anyone, regardless of their background or educational pedigree, and says it has changed both his career and his perspective on life.
With a career that has lately been focused on Southern California, Martínez is excited to get to know the rest of the U.S. through Morning Edition.
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What does it mean to be "half"? Twenty-five years since its initial launch, photographer Kip Fulbeck revisits his exhibition called "The Hapa Project," an intimate look at mixed-race America.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dan Gruner, professor of entomology at the University of Maryland, about how to safely protect kids this summer from mosquitoes and other biting insects.
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The latest on the aid situation in Gaza, Harvard's president discusses the university's battle with the Trump administration, corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs.
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King Charles' visit to Canada, the first by a British monarch in decades, is being seen as a show of support for its sovereignty after President Trump said he wanted to make Canada the 51st state.
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NPR's A Martinez asks Ahmed Bayram, spokesperson for the Norwegian Refugee Council, about the aid situation in Gaza after the resignation of the head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
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Steven Levitsky is director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American studies at Harvard and researches authoritarian governments. He talks with NPR about Trump's attacks on universities.
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Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine, summer travel season gets underway in the U.S., federal government forecasts above-normal fire potential in much of the West and some southeastern states.
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The summer travel season is underway, with millions of Americans on the move this weekend. But there are big questions about whether the nation's air traffic control system is ready for the surge.
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The Colorado Rockies are having a historically bad baseball season, with just 9 wins and 44 losses. NPR speaks with Rockies reporter Patrick Saunders from The Denver Post about why they're so bad.
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The man charged with shooting and killing a couple outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. was once a member of a far-left political group. That is raising concerns about domestic extremism.