Michel McQueen Martin is an American

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and

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for

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and

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. After ten years in

print journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...

, Martin has become best known for her radio and television

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on national topics.

Background

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, New York native, Martin attended the borough's George Gershwin Junior High, then enrolled at St. Paul's School in

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, part of the fifth class of women to graduate from the formerly all-male school. In 1980, Martin graduated ''

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'' from

Radcliffe College Radcliffe College was a Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1879. In 1999, it was fully incorporated into Harvard Colle ...

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. In 2016, she earned a Master of Arts from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C.

News career

After working the local news beat for ''

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'' and becoming White House correspondent for ''

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'', Martin joined ABC News in 1992. At ABC, Martin reported for ''

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'', and was awarded an

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for a report that aired on '' Day One''. In 2001, she hosted the PBS show ''Life 360''. Beginning in April 2007, she hosted '' Tell Me More'' for

(NPR) for seven years, focusing on topics of race, religion, and spirituality. Upon the announcement by NPR of the cancellation of ''Tell Me More'', to be effective August 1, 2014, Martin criticized NPR leadership for failure to institutionalize support for the program and questioned NPR's commitment to serving

African-American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. ...

listeners and other people of color, admitting that she had "scar tissue" as a result of the cancellation. She and the show's producer, Carline Watson, remained with the network as "part of an initiative to incorporate the kind of coverage of issues of race, identity, faith, gender and family that appear on the show." From 2015 until 2023, Martin served as the host of '' Weekend All Things Considered'' and the ''Consider This'' Podcast. She is also known for her panel appearances on ''

Real Time with Bill Maher ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' is an American television talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by stand-up comedy, comedian and political satire, political satirist Bill Maher. Much like his previous series ''Politically Incorrect'' on Comedy ...

''. In 2010, Martin and

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anchor

David Shuster David Martin Shuster (born July 22, 1967) is an American television journalist. Shuster previously served as principal anchor and managing editor for i24 News (American TV channel), i24 News, previously working as an anchor for MSNBC and worked ...

taped a

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for a proposed news and opinion show for

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. Since 2018, Martin has been a correspondent for

's '' Amanpour & Company''. NPR announced in early March 2023 that Martin would be joining the ''

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'' team as its fourth anchor (following Rachel Martin's departure from daily hosting duties); her first day on ''Morning Edition'' was March 27.

Personal life

Martin is married to attorney Billy Martin. They share twins, as well as two grown daughters from her husband's previous marriage.

Awards

* Candace Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, 1992. *

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, ABC newsmagazine ''Day One'', for her coverage of the international campaign to ban landmines * Joan Barone Award for Excellence in Washington-based National Affairs/Public Policy Broadcasting from the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association * 2002 Silver Gavel Award, given by the

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* Emmy nomination with

Robert Krulwich Robert Louis Krulwich (born August 5, 1947) is a retired American radio and television journalist who co-hosted the radio show '' Radiolab'' and served as a science correspondent for NPR. He has reported for ABC, CBS, and Pacifica, with assi ...

for an ABC News program examining children's racial attitudes * American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of 2019.

References

External links

Biodata
abcnews.go.com
September 2014 interview
Salon.com
Biodata
npr.org * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Michel Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Radcliffe College alumni Wesley Theological Seminary alumni African-American women journalists African-American journalists American women television journalists American radio reporters and correspondents NPR personalities Journalists from Brooklyn St. Paul's School (New Hampshire) alumni Place of birth missing (living people) American women radio journalists 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women