Renee Montagne Will Leave Her Morning Edition Host Spot After the Elections

Following the elections, Morning Edition’s Renee Montagne will step down from her role as host and move into a new role as NPR special correspondent, focusing on longform.

For the past twelve years, Montagne has been delivering the morning news from the West Coast along with her East Coast-based colleagues, which for Montagne meant that work began each day at its official beginning–midnight.

“Hosting Morning Edition is an all-consuming, daily rush into the world, where tales are told with passion and intelligence in collaboration with colleagues who are, quite simply, family.