Michele Martin New Host For 'All Things' Considered'

Michele Martin

NPR's Michel Martin, the long-time weekend host of All Things Considered and co-host of the Consider This podcast, is moving to weekday mornings to become a host of Morning Edition.

Martin, who joined NPR in 2006 and soon launched the acclaimed talk show Tell Me More, is known for conducting thoughtful and heartfelt interviews.

"We all have things that we think we're particularly good at and interested in," Martin said in an interview. "I'm just looking forward to adding my secret sauce."

The move gives Martin a bigger platform. Morning Edition is NPR's most popular broadcast program, reaching 11.4 million listeners each week. The show's executive producer, Erika Aguilar, said Martin, who spent years covering politics and the White House for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and ABC News before coming to NPR, will bring a sharp eye to the morning show.

Martin's last day hosting All Things Considered is this Sunday. Her first day on Morning Edition with co-hosts Steve Inskeep, A Martínez and Leila Fadel is March 27. She replaces Rachel Martin (no relation), who left the weekday show last month to pursue a project with the network on religion, spirituality and meaning.

"Michel is an extraordinary interviewer with breadth and depth and tremendous empathy," said Edith Chapin, NPR's interim senior vice president for news. "Even when she does a hard-hitting interview, you never feel that she was unfair or unreasonable."