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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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. -
The film dives deep into issues of faith and religion. Both Rian and Nathan Johnson were brought up as evangelical Christians.
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Are you looking to stream something in this time between the holidays and the new year? -
The word "Gloria" has appeared in many pieces of music over the centuries, and that music is often a part of holiday celebrations.
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Here & Now staff members — from producers to hosts to syndication specialists to sound engineers — have pretty strong, convincing opinions. -
The gunman who killed two students and injured nine others in a classroom Saturday afternoon remains at large. -
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.
