WAMU's Morning Edition
Mon.-Fri., 5-10 a.m., on WAMU 88.5; 11 a.m. on WAMU-3
WAMU 88.5's local production of NPR's morning news magazine features national news and features; local news, weather, and traffic; and exclusive arts, cultural, and political coverage.
Price Fight: Coke Isn't It At Costco
November 20, 2009 - If you're a member of Costco, the nation's largest wholesale club, you may be surprised to learn that Coca-Cola's products are no longer on the shelves. The two companies are locked in a rare public dispute over the price consumers pay for beverages.
'The Onion': Mocking All Who Deserve It Since 1988
November 20, 2009 - America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink). Onion editors Joe Randazzo and Joe Garden talk with Renee Montagne about the serious business of being funny. Also: See the fun The Onion has had at NPR's expense.
U.S. Soldiers Cheer Iowa High School Football Team
November 20, 2009 - An Iowa high school football team is boosting the morale of troops in Afghanistan. Dozens of U.S. soldiers will be rooting for the Little Hawks from Iowa City, to bring home a state championship. One soldier's email to a football coach started the long-distance relationship.
Oprah To End Talk Show After 25th Season
November 20, 2009 - Oprah Winfrey's production company says she plans to end her talk show in 2011, after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey plans to announce the final date for her show during a live broadcast Friday. Matt Belloni, an editor at the Hollywood Reporter, talks with Renee Montagne about Oprah's decision.
State Department Office Reaches Out To Muslims
November 20, 2009 - A new division opened in the State Department this year: the office of the Special Representative to Muslim Communities. Farah Pandith's mission is to reach out to the world's 1.2 billion Muslims. She tells Steve Inskeep the office will influence how Muslims perceive the United States.
Financial Crisis Is 'Green' For The Environment
November 20, 2009 - New studies are projecting that carbon dioxide emissions — greenhouse gas emissions — will decrease for the year 2009. That is thanks to the global recession. But the reprieve is small and expected to be short lived.
About Morning Edition
Each weekday morning, WAMU 88.5's Matt McCleskey takes to the air at 5 a.m., guiding listeners through their daily routines and commutes with NPR's national news magazine and WAMU 88.5's local news, traffic, weather, and features.
Produced by NPR here in Washington, D.C., Morning Edition is one of the most respected news magazines in the world, carried by nearly 600 NPR stations across the United States, and around the globe on NPR World Wide. It has a weekly national audience of more than 12.5 million listeners.
Morning Edition produces two hours of content each weekday morning that is updated throughout the morning. WAMU 88.5 repeats the complete show twice between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. Marketplace Morning Report from American Public Media airs at 5:50 and 7:50 a.m., with business news updates and features.
More information about Morning Edition can be found at NPR.org.
Matt McCleskey
Local Host, Morning Edition
Matt McCleskey, local host of NPR's Morning Edition, joined the WAMU 88.5 staff in 2004. His voice is the first thing many of our listeners hear each day. He previously worked as a producer and reporter at KQED-FM in San Francisco and as an assistant producer at NPR's Newscast Unit in Washington. He also has been a freelance producer and reporter for many other public radio projects and programs. Matt holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, and lives with his wife in Washington, D.C.
