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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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. -
Dorie Greenspan knows how to make an elaborate tiered wedding cake cascading with flowers, or a sculpted Darth Vader cake. But she's pretty clear that she doesn't want to.
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Birth control misinformation is exploding online.
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John Hersh plays taps at the end of every day at his home on New Jersey's Long Beach Island.
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Robert Redford starred in "The Sting," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "Out of Africa," and dozens of other movies.
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Horror master Stephen King's adaptation uses images by the late illustrator Maurice Sendak.
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At the turn of the 20th century, society seemingly became obsessed with the idea of life on Mars.
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Host Robin Young spoke with Brian Wilson back in 2002.
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This week marks the 20th anniversary of one of the country’s costliest natural disasters — measured not only in dollars, but in human lives.
