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Oct 18, 2023 · NPR host Ayesha Rascoe on her authentic sound and ascent in journalism. “I think what people respond to in my voice is that it’s not a traditional broadcast voice. You know, I’m a Black woman from the South. And I sound like a Black woman from the South.” —SS.
Apr 26, 2023 · Even the sound of her voice has been true to Rascoe’s roots: As her executive producer Sarah Lucy Oliver said, “Ayesha sounds like herself. She says she sounds like a Black woman from Durham, North Carolina.”
Oct 11, 2023 · Rascoe will join Vermont Public host and senior producer Mikaela Lefrak at the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester on Wednesday, October 18, to talk about her career, her "Weekend Edition ...
Ayesha Rascoe was born on June 10, 1985. [4] [5] She grew up in Durham, North Carolina, and attended Carrington Middle School and Southern High School, where she was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. [6] She was also a columnist for the teen section of The Herald-Sun and interned for the Winston-Salem Journal.
Apr 26, 2023 · By Jennifer Gerson, Reporter (The 19th) | April 26, 2023. Lexey Swall/The 19th. Ayesha Rascoe, Michel Martin, Leila Fadel and Juana Summers, four women of color who have taken over host chairs at flagship NPR programs over the past year. This article was originally published by The 19th and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the weekend host of Up First.As host of the morning news magazine show, she interviews newsmakers, entertainers, politicians and more about ...
Feb 25, 2022 · NPR has named Ayesha Rascoe host of Weekend Edition Sunday. She has been covering the White House for the network. NPR turned to a familiar and distinctive voice for its listeners - veteran...
