Up First from NPR Creators & Guests

Elissa Nadworny is an NPR Correspondent, covering higher education.

Noel King is a co-host and editorial director of the podcast and radio show Today Explained for Vox. She is a graduate of Brown University, and comes from Kerhonkson, New York. King began working in radio in 2004 in Khartoum as a freelance journalist for the Voice of America. She also worked for Public Radio International's The World, and was a correspondent for the Planet Money podcast. From 2018 through 2021, King was a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.

Rob Schmitz is the correspondent for NPR and author.

Ayesha Rascoe is an NPR White House reporter.

Sarah McCammon is a political reporter and national correspondent, covering the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast for NPR.

Leila Fadel is a Lebanese American journalist who was the Cairo bureau chief for National Public Radio.

Asma Khalid is an NPR political correspondent covering the 2020 presidential campaign. She is co-host of the NPR Politics podcast.

Scott Simon is an American journalist, and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR.

Michel Martin is a journalist, correspondent for ABC News and National Public Radio, and weekend host of All Things Considered Podcast.

George (or Jorge) Louis “A” Martínez is an Ecuadorian American journalist who is currently a host of Morning Edition on National Public Radio. He joined Morning Edition in July 2021. Prior to being host of Morning Edition, Martínez hosted Take Two at KPCC and In the Zone for ESPN Radio on KSPN (AM).

Eric Deggans is an adjunct professor at Duke University, writer & author of Race-Baiter: How Media Wield Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation, NPR TV critic, and media analyst.

Miles Parks is a journalist and reporter on NPR's Washington Desk.

Steve Inskeep is a co-host of NPR’s Morning Edition and Up First.

Rachel Martin is a journalist, and co-host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First Podcast.

David Greene is a journalist and host of Left, Right, and Center Podcast. From 2012-20 co-hosted NPR's Morning Edition.

Senior Producer, BiggerPockets Network (2018-Present)Former NPR Morning Edition Editor/Producer (2010-2018)

Editor at NPR and Founding Editor of Up First. Following national politics, national security, nations in transition. Tips: arezvani@npr.org

Krishnadev Calamur is a journalist. Currently, he is the Chief Washington Editor for NPR.Previously, Calamur was a deputy Washington editor for NPR, and prior to that, he was an editor and staff writer at The Atlantic.Calamur received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from St. Xavier's College and his M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri.

Peter Brian Hegseth is an American Fox News Channel contributor, former Army National Guard officer, and former executive director of the political advocacy groups Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America.