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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Latest on the Colorado firebomb attack on people marching in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, Russia-Ukraine talks end without ceasefire, South Koreans head to polls to elect new president.
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NPR speaks with Hanna Shelest, a director at the Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism," about how Ukraine pulled off its surprise drone attack and about Russia's vulnerabilities.
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The senate returns to work with President Trump's budget plan in the agenda, Ukraine and Russia resume peace talks just after a weekend of massive drone attacks, multiple people were attacked and burned in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday afternoon at a vigil for Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.
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Voters across Mexico went to the polls on Sunday to elect thousands of judges, from the local level to the Supreme Court, in an election that will change their democracy in fundamental ways.
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A number of people were attacked and burned on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colo. on Sunday afternoon at a walk and vigil for Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.
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Following his HBO series Succession, Jesse Armstrong's latest project, Mountainhead, is a film about four tech billionaires whose mountain retreat is disrupted by a global catastrophe. -
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Iranian political analyst Seyed Mohammad Marandi about the latest talks with the U.S. over a nuclear deal.
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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.
