Jeremy Hobson | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Career | |
| Show | Here and Now |
| Station(s) | WBUR-FM |
| Network | NPR |
| Previous show(s) | Marketplace Morning Report (2011-2013) |
Jeremy Hobson is an American national radio journalist and podcaster. He hosts the weekly show The Middle with Jeremy Hobson.
He was a co-host, along with Robin Young and Tonya Mosley, of NPR and WBUR's Here and Now.[1][2] He left the show in October 2020.
Education and personal life
A native of Urbana, Illinois, Hobson graduated from University High School in 1999[3] and received his undergraduate degree from Boston University.[4] He is the son of pianist Ian Hobson.[5] Hobson identifies as gay, and was the first openly LGBT person to host a WBUR program.[6]
Career
Prior to his tenure at NPR, Hobson worked at NPR member stations WCAI (Cape Cod, Massachusetts), WILL (Urbana, Illinois), and Rhode Island Public Radio, as a reporter and local show host. He has also been a producer for NPR’s All Things Considered, Day to Day and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. Hobson hosted the Marketplace Morning Report from 2011 to 2013.[7]
References
- ↑ Stelter, Brian (29 Mar 2013). "After 21 Years, NPR Is Ending 'Talk of the Nation'". New York Times.
- ↑ Borchers, Callum (1 Jul 2013). "An expanded 'Here & Now' debuts nationwide on NPR". Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 Oct 2014.
- ↑ Kramer, Melody (29 Sep 2015). "That public radio documentary you just listened to was made by high school students". The Poynter Institute.
- ↑ Laskowski, Amy (2 Apr 2013). "NPR to Take WBUR's Here & Now National". BU Today.
- ↑ "Urbana native Hobson to be co-host of NPR show". The News-Gazette. 23 Apr 2013.
- ↑ "'Here & Now' co-host is stepping down". 12 October 2020.
- ↑ Borchers, Callum (30 Mar 2013). "WBUR's 'Here & Now' getting big boost". Boston Globe.
