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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Active duty soldiers have been put on standby in Alaska for possible deployment to the city, and the National Guard has been activated, but not yet deployed. -
Shaheen says the administration's plan is vague and that there are "contradictions around what we're really trying to accomplish there." -
Five years ago, supporters of President Trump tried to stop the certification of the 2020 election. -
U.S. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick collapsed after being assaulted while defending the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021. Later, he was among the small number of Americans to lie in honor in the Rotunda, where he had fought. -
Anyone who dismisses ants as just another pesky insect is missing some of nature's most ingenious creatures. -
At the time, Young's uncle was 88 years old and starting a battle with Alzheimer's. -
Harry Sisson is a left-wing political commentator and influencer who was recently featured in an artificial intelligence video shared by President Trump. -
A Pennsylvania mother of three says she's set to lose $200 in food assistance next month if the government shutdown continues into November. She's now deciding which bills not to pay. -
The Ryder Cup starts Friday.
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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.
