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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NPR's A Martínez speaks with Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, who served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, about U.S. troop deployments to the Middle East.
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President Trump delays deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Senate votes overnight to fund much of DHS but not ICE, Iran war tests loyalty of Trump's base at this year's CPAC.
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Maggie Sabatino, a union representative for TSA officers at Philadelphia International Airport, talks with NPR's A Martinez about the DHS shutdown.
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Secretary of State Rubio meets his G7 colleagues in Paris for the first time since the start of the war on Iran.
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Iran's military command is rejecting a 15-point peace proposal from the U.S., saying it will not "come to terms" with Washington and laid out its own conditions.
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Iran rejects U.S. peace proposal and lays out its own conditions, the Army's 82nd Airborne Division readies to deploy to Iran, jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial.
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Known for playing bass guitar in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea is releasing his first solo album -- and it features his first love: jazz trumpet. It's called "Honora."
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Minutes before President Trump delayed plans to attack Iran's energy infrastructure, big trades were made, raising insider trading concerns. NPR's A Martinez asks economist Paul Krugman.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Karr Ingham, a petroleum economist in attendance at CERAWeek, an annual conference for the energy industry in Houston, Texas.
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A jury found Meta and Google were to blame for the depression and anxiety of a woman who compulsively used social media as a child. The landmark verdict may influence the outcome of other lawsuits.