Summers Named Host, ‘All Things Considered’
• NPR announced that Juana Summers has been selected as a host of All Things Considered, NPR’s flagship evening news magazine and the daily news podcast Consider This. Summers joins Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro and Michel Martin rotating through host duties across both shows, and her first day on the air will be June 27. All Things Considered, carried by 825 public radio stations nationwide, is the most-listened-to afternoon drive time news radio program in the country.
Sarah Gilbert, NPR’s Vice President for News Programming, noted, “Juana emerged as the top candidate after a rigorous national search that included both internal and external candidates — propelled by her authoritative reporting expertise, her versatile journalistic talent, and her drive to explore and interrogate the most challenging questions of the moment.”
Summers said, “In my work as a political correspondent, I spend a lot of time talking with young people about the country and the world that they are inheriting. It’s made me think about the future of our audience, and the opportunities that we have to grow. I’m excited to become a part of the All Things Considered team, and to play a role in introducing a new, diverse generation of listeners to the blend of powerful storytelling, accountability journalism and culturally relevant conversations that you can only find on NPR.”
Prior to joining NPR, Summers covered politics for Politico, CNN, The Associated Press and The Kansas City Star. She previously covered Congress for NPR and got her start in public radio at KBIA/Columbia, MO. Summers served on the Board of Directors of the Online News Association from 2012 to 2014 and was a fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service in 2016. [Photo credit: Justin T. Gellerson / Courtesy of Juana Summers]
