Ayesha Rascoe | |
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 Rascoe reading at the 2023National Book Festival | |
| Born | (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 (age 39) |
| Education | Howard University (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | |
Ayesha Rascoe (/ˈrɑːskoʊ/; born June 10, 1985) is an American journalist who hostsWeekend Edition Sunday onNPR.[1] She previously served as an NPRWhite House correspondent and covered theObama White House forReuters.[2][3]
Ayesha Rascoe was born on June 10, 1985.[4][5] She grew up inDurham,North Carolina, and attendedCarrington Middle School andSouthern High School, where she was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper.[6] She was also a columnist for the teen section ofThe Herald-Sun and interned for theWinston-Salem Journal.[7][8]
In 2007, she earned a B.A. in journalism fromHoward University, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaperThe Hilltop.[9][2]
Rascoe began her reporting career at Reuters, where she covered environment policy, including theDeepwater Horizon oil spill and the response to theFukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.[10][11]
Rascoe moved to NPR in 2017. As White House correspondent, her stories were regularly broadcast on the NPR showsMorning Edition andAll Things Considered, and she appeared regularly on NPR'sPolitics Podcast.[12] In March 2022 she began hosting NPR'sWeekend Edition Sunday and co-hosting the Saturday edition of theirUp First podcast withScott Simon.[13] On June 11, 2023, she succeededRachel Martin as host ofUp First'sThe Sunday Story.[14] Rascoe's regional North Carolina accent and distinctive pronunciation that "sounds Black" has received both positive and negative feedback from listeners.[15][16]
She has appeared onWashington Week,Meet The Press,CNN andMSNBC.[10]
Rascoe editedHBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience, a collection (January 30, 2024) of essays by graduates ofhistorically Black colleges and universities.[8]
Rascoe married Patrick Trice, a U.S. veteran, in 2012.[17] She has three children.[5]
