Up First from NPR Creators & Guests

Elissa Nadworny is an NPR Correspondent, covering higher education.

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

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

Ayesha Rascoe is an NPR White House reporter.

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).

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Susan Davis is a congressional correspondent for NPR, and a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast.

Beth Moore is an evangelist, author, Bible teacher, and host of the Living Proof with Beth Moore podcast.

Mara Liasson is a journalist and political pundit. She is the national political correspondent for NPR and also a contributor at Fox News Channel.

Tom Dreisbach is a Los Angeles-based producer & reporter for the NPR's Embedded podcast.

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

Wailin Wong is the host of the Rework Podcast.

Lisa Hagen is a reporter whose work focuses on criminal and social justice. Currently, she is a reporting fellow at NPR station WABE, and a reporter for the reporting collaborative Guns & America. See is also co-host of "No Compromise," an investigative podcast from NPR.Previously, Hagen produced videos for the news site Al-Ahram in Cairo. She was a reporter for DNAInfo.com, wrote for the NYTimes’ “The Local” blog, and was a stringer for the New York Post.Hagen was raised in Kahalu’u, Hawaii. She received her B.A. in History and Gender Studies from New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and her M.A. in Journalism from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.