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Ayesha Rascoe
Rascoe reading at the 2023 National Book Festival
Born	(1985-06-10) June 10, 1985 (age 39)
Education	Howard University (BA)
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse	Patrick Trice ​(m. 2012)​

Ayesha Rascoe (/ˈrɑːskoʊ/; born June 10, 1985) is an American journalist who hosts Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR. She previously served as an NPR White House correspondent and covered the Obama White House for Reuters.

Early life and education

Ayesha Rascoe was born on June 10, 1985. 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. She was also a columnist for the teen section of The Herald-Sun and interned for the Winston-Salem Journal.

In 2007, she earned a B.A. in journalism from Howard University, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The Hilltop.

Career

Rascoe began her reporting career at Reuters, where she covered environment policy, including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.

Rascoe moved to NPR in 2017. As White House correspondent, her stories were regularly broadcast on the NPR shows Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and she appeared regularly on NPR's Politics Podcast. In March 2022 she began hosting NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and co-hosting the Saturday edition of their Up First podcast with Scott Simon. On June 11, 2023, she succeeded Rachel Martin as host of Up First's The Sunday Story. Rascoe's regional North Carolina accent and distinctive pronunciation that "sounds Black" has received both positive and negative feedback from listeners.

She has appeared on Washington Week, Meet The Press, CNN and MSNBC.

Rascoe edited HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience, a collection (January 30, 2024) of essays by graduates of historically Black colleges and universities.

Personal life

Rascoe married Patrick Trice, a U.S. veteran, in 2012. She has three children.

References

1. "Ayesha Rascoe Named Host of Weekend Edition and Up First". NPR. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
2. ^ "The Capital City Hues/02/25/19/NPR's Ayesha Rascoe". capitalcityhues.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
3. "Ayesha Rascoe". NPR.org. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
4. "Birthday of the Day: Ayesha Rascoe, NPR White House reporter". Politico. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
5. ^ Gerson, Jennifer (April 26, 2023). "The voices of NPR: How four women of color see their roles as hosts". Current.
6. "Ayesha Rascoe: DPS Alumna Bringing Joy in a World of Darkness". Durham Public Schools. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
7. Spike, Carlett (July 25, 2022). "10 with Ayesha Rascoe". Quill. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
8. ^ Lickteig, Mary Ann. "NPR Host Ayesha Rascoe on Her Authentic Sound and Ascent in Journalism". Seven Days. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
9. "Howard University students debate Black Greeks issue". thegramblinite. March 15, 2005. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
10. ^ "Ayesha Rascoe". Washington Week. December 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
11. "NPR's Rascoe to discuss criminal justice reform - La Follette School of Public Affairs". lafollette.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
12. Dave, Anish (October 26, 2018), "President Trump's Tweets on the Middle East, North Korea, and Russia", President Donald Trump and his Political Discourse, New York: Routledge, pp. 71–92, doi:10.4324/9781351038782-5, ISBN 978-1-351-03878-2, S2CID 199275447
13. Ayesha Rascoe Named Host of Weekend Edition and Up First
14. The Sunday Story: An evangelical superstar left her church but kept her faith
15. Pekary, Ariana (July 19, 2024). "How NPR's Ayesha Rascoe is changing the sound of public radio". Current.
16. McWhorter, John (September 29, 2023). "Who's Afraid of Ayesha Rascoe?". Lexicon Valley.
17. "Ayesha Rascoe & Patrick Trice". JetMag.com. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2023.

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