Scott Detrow has been tapped as the new weekend host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” and as co-host of the public radio network’s daily news podcast “Consider This.” Detrow has been a White House correspondent for NPR since 2020 and co-hosts “The NPR Politics Podcast.” With his arrival the public radio network plans to more closely integrate the radio show and its companion podcast. Detrow starts in his new role June 24.
“All Things Considered” is carried on weekends by 785 stations nationwide.
“With Scott at the helm of the show we’re going to be experimenting with the sound of the show and the way we produce it. We want to further integrate the Consider This podcast with the weekend show. We also look forward to Scott bringing his original enterprise reporting on a range of topics,” NPR VP of News Programming Eric Marrapodi said in a release. “His experience on the White House beat had him chasing the president around the country and the world to bring our audiences great reporting with good humor. He’ll bring that same energy and commitment to bringing home stories for All Things Considered audiences.”
Detrow joined NPR in 2015 and reported on the 2016 presidential election. He then worked for two years as a congressional correspondent before shifting his focus back to the campaign trail, covering the Democratic side of the 2020 presidential campaign. He’s hosted live special coverage for high-profile hearings, primary elections, impeachment trials, and other news events, and has guest-hosted NPR’s news magazines. Detrow helped launch “The NPR Politics Podcast” and grow it into a daily news show. Before NPR, Detrow worked as a statehouse reporter at a pair of NPR member stations: WITF, Inc. news/talk WITF Harrisburg, PA (89.5), and KQED, Inc. news/talk KQED San Francisco (88.5).
“I’m thrilled to be joining All Things Considered on the weekends. Over the years I’ve worked closely with the production team and the hosts on so many breaking news stories out of Washington – including a memorable time where I had to run to catch a campaign bus on live radio – and have always been impressed by how hard they work and how smart they are. I can’t wait to collaborate with the ATC team every day,” Detrow remarked. “With a presidential election already underway, there will be a lot of political news to cover. But I’m also really looking forward to branching out into other areas, including the cultural, musical, and sports news that listeners look for on the weekends.”
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