Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). Based in Washington, DC, it premiered on November 5, 1979. The show runs for two hours and airs weekday mornings, Monday-Friday. 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. Bob Edwards, previously a host on All Things Considered, has hosted Morning Edition since the first episode. Ellen McDonnell is the Executive Producer. Arbitron ratings show that over 8 million people listen to Morning Edition each day. In 2000, Morning Edition received the George Foster Peabody Award. Table of contents 1 Personnel 1.1 Host 1.2 Newscasters 1.3 News Analyst 1.4 Correspondents 1.5 Commentators 2 External links Personnel Host Bob Edwards Newscasters Carl Kassell -- newscaster since the inception Jean Cochran News Analyst Cokie Roberts Correspondents Madeleine Brand Alex Chadwick David Kestenbaum Renée Montagne Susan Stamberg Juan Williams Commentators Red Barber (1980-1992) Baxter Black (always billed as a "cowboy poet, philosopher and former large-animal veterinarian") Frank Deford (sports) Miles Hoffman (music) Patt Morrison David Sedaris Tom Shales (film and television; also a critic for the Washington Post) Kenneth Turan (film; also a critic for the Los Angeles Times External links Official site This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.