Editing Morning Edition (section)

==Background==
A typical show includes [[news]], both newscasts and in-depth reports; features on science, arts, business, sports, and politics; interviews with and profiles of people in the news; commentaries; and [[human interest]] features. Some regional [[public radio]] networks and local stations also produce locally focused content under their ''Morning Edition'' banner.

[[Bob Edwards]], previously a co-host of ''[[All Things Considered]]'', hosted ''Morning Edition'' beginning with its first episode, a job he initially took on a temporary basis when a shake-up in production and on-air staff occurred ten days before the show's premiere.<ref name="premiere">[https://www.npr.org/2019/11/05/774161062/morning-edition-the-radio-news-show-that-almost-wasn-t 'Morning Edition': The Radio News Show That Almost Wasn't]</ref> Edwards was joined by Barbara Hoctor, then of ''Weekend All Things Considered''. Hoctor departed after four months, leaving Edwards as solo host for the next quarter-century. His last day as host was April 30, 2004;<ref>{{cite press release | title=NPR'S Bob Edwards Leaving Morning Edition Host Chair to Take on New Assignments as NPR Senior Correspondent | url=https://www.npr.org/about/press/040323.bobedwards.html | publisher=National Public Radio | date=March 23, 2004 | access-date=September 17, 2007}}</ref> this was not due to Edwards retiring, but rather a highly controversial decision from NPR to reassign him as senior correspondent, which resulted in anger and harsh criticism from many listeners.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|last=Dvorkin |first=Jeffrey A. |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1854657 |title=Bob Edwards Reassigned: Ageism or Just Change? |publisher=NPR |date=April 28, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4586432 |title=Bob Edwards out as 'Morning Edition' host - Business - US business - NBC News |publisher=NBC News |date=March 23, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson |first=Peter |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-03-23-npr-edwards_x.htm |title=Edwards ousted as 'Morning Edition' host |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=March 25, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2011}}</ref>  

From May 3, 2004, through November 11, 2016, the show was co-hosted by [[Steve Inskeep]] and [[Renée Montagne]], with David Greene joining as co-host in 2012.<ref name="npr.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/people/4510160/david-greene|title=David Greene|website=NPR.org|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref> Inskeep reports from NPR headquarters in [[Washington, D.C.]], and Montagne reported from the studios of NPR West in [[Culver City, California]], a municipality within [[Los Angeles County]]. Montagne announced in July 2016 that she would step down as co-host to become a special correspondent for NPR. On December 5, 2016, after Montagne's departure, David Greene began broadcasting from NPR West, and [[Rachel Martin (broadcast journalist)|Rachel Martin]], former host of ''[[Weekend Edition]]'', joined ''Morning Edition'', broadcasting alongside Inskeep from NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/15/494061138/npr-shifts-host-roles-for-morning-edition-weekend-edition-sunday|title=NPR Shifts Host Roles For 'Morning Edition,' 'Weekend Edition Sunday'|website=[[NPR]] |access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref> By 2018, [[Noel King (broadcast journalist)|Noel King]], formerly a correspondent for ''[[Marketplace (radio program)|Marketplace]]'' and ''[[Planet Money]]'', joined the anchors in Washington. Greene then departed, hosting his final episode on December 29, 2020,<ref>{{cite news |year=2021 |title=A Martínez Named Host Of Morning Edition And Up First |work=[[National Public Radio]] |url=https://www.npr.org/about-npr/1000842831/a-martinez-named-host-of-morning-edition-and-up-first |access-date=June 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/12/29/951026732/morning-edition-co-hosts-say-goodbye-to-david-greene 'Morning Edition' Co-Hosts Say Goodbye To David Greene]</ref> and was succeeded by longtime [[KPCC (radio station)|KPCC]] journalist [[A Martínez (broadcast journalist)|A Martínez]], who was added to the program in July 2021, to broadcast from NPR West. King left on December 10, 2021,<ref>{{Cite news|title=We say goodbye to 'Morning Edition' host Noel King|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/10/1062937720/we-say-goodbye-to-morning-edition-host-noel-king|access-date=December 10, 2021}}</ref> with correspondent [[Leila Fadel]] named to succeed her in early 2022. Rachel Martin stepped down from daily hosting duties in early February 2023, to pursue a project within NPR focused on examining religion and spirituality. [[Michel Martin]], weekend host for ''All Things Considered'', was named as the next addition to the anchor team, and joined on March 27, 2023. 

[[Arbitron]] ratings show that over 12 million people listen to ''Morning Edition'' weekly. It used to be the second [[List of most-listened-to radio programs|most-listened-to national radio show]], after ''[[The Rush Limbaugh Show]]'',<ref name=rush/><ref>{{cite news | author=Emily Lenzner | title=NPR Ratings Reach New High| url=https://www.npr.org/about/press/2007/031507.audience.html | work=[[National Public Radio]]| date=March 31, 2005 | access-date=September 17, 2007}}</ref> though some sources, among them ''[[Talkers Magazine]]'', sometimes placed the show third in audience rankings behind ''Limbaugh'' and ''[[The Sean Hannity Show]]'', depending on the time (as of 2015, Hannity has fallen behind ''Morning Edition'' in the ''Talkers'' estimate).<ref>"The Top Talk Radio Audiences". ''[[Talkers Magazine]]''. Retrieved April 2, 2013.</ref>

In 1999, ''Morning Edition with Bob Edwards'' received the George Foster [[Peabody Award]].<ref>[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/morning-edition-with-bob-edwards 59th Annual Peabody Awards], May 2000.</ref>