Michel Martin
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Michel McQueen Martin is an Emmy Award winning American journalist and correspondent for ABC News and National Public Radio. After ten years in print journalism, Martin has for the last 15 years become best known for her news broadcasting on national topics.
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[edit] Background
A Brooklyn, New York native, Michel Martin attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire as part of the third class of females to graduate from the formerly all-male academy. In 1980 Martin graduated Radcliffe College of Harvard University cum laude, then pursued post graduate work at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C.
[edit] News Career
After working local news beat for The Washington Post and becoming White House correspondent for the The Wall Street Journal, Martin joined ABC News in 1992. At ABC, Martin has reported for Nightline, and was awarded an Emmy for a report that aired on Day One. In 2001, she hosted the PBS show Life 360. [1] At National Public Radio, she has been a frequent contributor and substitute host; currently Martin is developing a new NPR show, Tell Me More, set to air in April 2007. This show is being developed publicly, with dress rehearsals of the program being published on a blog called Rough Cuts.
Martin is married to celebrity attorney Billy Martin with whom she shares two grown daughters and twin toddlers.
[edit] References
- ^ Life 360 fits the mood, but will it also surprise?. Current.org (2001-10-08).