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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EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine support and Russian threats, Trump grants automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs, nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work.
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A suburb of Damascus is at the center of the new Syrian government's struggle for control. Now, Israel is threatening to intervene due to unrest, turning this into a possible international incident.
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As 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico take hold, President Trump has announced a one-month reprieve just for automakers, a huge source of cross-border business.
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Basketball megastar LeBron James just became the very first player in NBA history to score 50,000 career points. Does James' achievement finally cement him as basketball's greatest of all time?
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A new Netflix comedy series starring Kate Hudson, Running Point, is based on the life of L.A. Lakers' president Jeanie Buss, who inherited the team from her flamboyant father and had to contend with her brothers in the front office. -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet President Trump Friday in Washington, Tate brothers return to the U.S. from Romania, Supreme Court to hear cases on USAID and executive power.
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In the past, hundreds of thousands of migrants crossed Panama to make it to the U.S. But now, as Trump has taken office, thousands are headed back, and some are getting stranded in the country.
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The Academy Awards are Sunday night, and that means we're in the thick of Oscar predictions. Glen Weldon of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour helps prep us for the big night.
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Trump administration ending thousands of foreign assistance grants and awards, Venezuelan men allege mistreatment at Guantánamo, judge to hear arguments on dismissal of probationary federal employees.
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The new series "Alternate Realities" from NPR's Embedded looks at the way one family was divided by conspiracies and how a bet helped bring one of them back from the rabbit hole.
