Robin Young
Robin Young is the award-winning host of Here & Now. Under her leadership, Here & Now has established itself as public radio's indispensable midday news magazine: hard-hitting, up-to-the-moment and always culturally relevant.
A Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Robin has been a correspondent for ABC, NBC, CBS, and the Discovery Channel. She is a former guest host of The Today Show on NBC, and one of the first hosts on Boston's ground-breaking television show, Evening Magazine.
Robin has received five Emmy Awards for her television work, as well as two CableACE Awards, the Religious Public Relations Council's Wilbur Award, the National Conference of Christians and Jews Gold Award, and numerous regional Edward R. Murrow awards.
A native of Long Island, Robin holds a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College. She has lived and worked in Manhattan, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, but considers Boston her hub. Follow Robin on Twitter, @hereandnowrobin and like the show, Here & Now on Facebook.
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Democrat Colin Allred is running in the primary for a Senate seat next year that's held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn.
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Rep. Seth Moulton has spoken publicly about death threats against him and his family.
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In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, some Americans have lost their jobs for their posts about the killing on social media.
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Robert Redford starred in "The Sting," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "Out of Africa," and dozens of other movies.
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Viraj Dhanda's norm-shattering acceptance was made all the more poignant because he was considered intellectually challenged for the first 14 years of his life.
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The White House said it wants to ensure the museums show the "unity, progress and enduring values that define the American story."
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Here & Now host Robin Young speaks with NPR's Elena Moore about how passage of President Trump's tax cut and spending bill unfolded in the House today.
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President Trump put an end to a policy that restricted federal agents from making immigration arrests at certain locations, including schools. It's already affecting school staff, kids and parents. -
Cafeteria manager Jason Smith didn't have any formal culinary training, but he did have a dream: to be a star. And now he's "happier than possum eating a sweet tater pie." -
Film director Michael Bay's onstage meltdown at the Consumer Electronics Show reminded co-host Robin Young of a similar experience she had on The Today Show.
