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 talks with Christopher Purdy, an Army National Guard veteran and veterans' and democracy advocate, about Trump's order calling for creation of a "specialized unit" of D.C. National Guard troops.
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Trump signs executive orders focused on law and order in Washington, D.C., Trump moves to fire member of Federal Reserve's governing board, Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody again.
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Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two consecutive strikes on a Gaza hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret from the government.
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NPR asks Rohit Chopra, formerly of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission, about Trump's efforts to reshape institutions like the Federal Reserve.
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NPR's A Martinez talks to David Sanger of The New York Times about President Trump's stalled diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 days after their meeting in Alaska.
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National Guard troops and federal agents have a visible presence in Washington, D.C., and now President Trump has threatened to send them into Chicago.
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President Trump threatens to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, the latest on recent Department of Justice actions, South Korea's president to meet with Trump in D.C. on Monday.
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NPR's A Martinez talks with Atlantic staff writer Michael Scherer about Laura Loomer's influence with President Trump and his administration.
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The Trump DOJ is front and center as the reverberations of its actions last week are still being felt. On Friday, the DOJ released transcripts from its interview with Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Following the meetings with Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House, European leaders have been urgently trying to figure out what they need to do next to end Russia's war in Ukraine.