Rachel Martin Profile

Rachel Martin is an American Correspondent, host, producer, and reporter working for NPR. She serves as a host for Morning Edition and Up First.

Rachel Martin Education

Martin attended the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash to further her education. After finishing her studies there, she earned an undergraduate degree in political science and an honorary doctorate. She also attended Columbia University where she acquired a Master’s degree in international affairs.

Rachel Martin Career/NPR

Martin is a Correspondent, host, producer, and reporter at NPR. She serves as a host for Morning Edition. In addition, he is a founding host of NPR’s award-winning morning news podcast Up First. Her interviews are well understood because she takes her listeners behind the headlines to understand the people at the center of those stories. She took this role in December 2016. Prior to that, she served for four years as a host of Weekend Edition Sunday.

She launched the “For the Record” series. In addition, she reported both intelligence and defense issues while serving as a National Security Correspondent for NPR. Severally she traveled to Afghanistan and Iraq with Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, and Leon Panetta, his successor. They reported on the U.S effectiveness of the Pentagon’s counterinsurgency strategy and wars.

Furthermore, she covered the changing demographic of the U.S. military extensively from the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell to the debate over whether to allow women to fight in combat units. She also reported a rare look at how the military trains drone pilots on the U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico.

From 2005 to 2006, Martin served as an NPR foreign correspondent based in Berlin. She reported the 2006 World Cup, shifting cultural identities in Europe, issues surrounding immigration, the election of Angela Merkel as Chancellor of Germany, as well as the London terrorist attacks during her time in Europe.

Quick Facts About Martin

Martin was among the team during the launch of NPR’s experimental morning news show, The Bryant Park Project, based in New York. It is a live two-hour daily multimedia program, she co-hosted alongside Mike Pesca and Alison Stewart. She has served in several positions at NPR, Martin was an NPR’s religion correspondent. Her career began in San Francisco at a public radio station KQED where she worked as a reporter and producer.

 Coverage in Afghanistan

During her time in Afghanistan, she worked tirelessly. Her covering started during the summer of 2003 as a freelancer and she reported on the reconstruction effort in the wake of the U.S. invasion. She moved back to cover Afghanistan’s first democratic presidential election for several months in the fall of 2004. In addition, she covered deeply the U.S.-NATO fight against the insurgency, the fledgling political and governance system, as well as human rights issues in Afghanistan. 

Coverage in Iraq

Her career also took her to Iraq to cover stories. She reported the strategic alliance between Sunni sheiks and the U.S. military in Anbar province and also the U.S. military operations. In 2015, she traveled to Saudi Arabia where she reported on women’s rights. Martin also traveled to Ukraine’s border with Belarus in the leadup to the Russian war in 2022 to cover stories.

Rachel Martin Age

Martin’s age is not known for she has managed to keep her personal life private. It is therefore not known how old she is or when she celebrates her birthday. However, she might be in her 30s.

Rachel Martin Height

Martin stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.

Rachel Martin Family

Information regarding her parents and siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.

Rachel Martin Husband/Boyfriend/Married

Martin is married to her husband. The couple shares two sons together. Martin and her family reside in Washington, D.C.

Rachel Martin Salary

Being one of the top journalists for NPR Martin earns an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.

Rachel Martin Net Worth

Martin has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a Correspondent, host, producer, and reporter.

Rachel Martin Awards

In 2007, the Religion News Writers Association awarded Martin “Best Radio Feature.” This was after covering the investigation and emotional aftermath of the shooting on the school campus in the same year she won the award. She was among the NPR’s reporters assigned to cover the Virginia Tech massacre, within hours, she was on the ground in Blacksburg, Va covering the story.

Martin covered a story on racial discrimination in Hollywood and in 2011, the National Association of Black Journalists awarded her a Salute to Excellence Award. She also won a Gracie award in 2019 for her series on the effects of the opioid epidemic on children.

At NPR Martin works alongside;

1. Adrian Ma
2. Sidney Madden
3. Kenny Malone
4. Michel Martin