Jeremy Hobson Explained

Jeremy Hobson is an American national radio journalist and podcaster. He hosts the weekly show The Middle with Jeremy Hobson.

He was a co-host, along with Robin Young and Tonya Mosley, of NPR and WBUR's Here and Now.^{[1] [2]} He left the show in October 2020.

Education and personal life

A native of Urbana, Illinois, Hobson graduated from University High School in 1999^[3] and received his undergraduate degree from Boston University.^[4] He is the son of pianist Ian Hobson.^[5] Hobson identifies as gay, and was the first openly LGBT person to host a WBUR program.^[6]

Career

Prior to his tenure at NPR, Hobson worked at NPR member stations WCAI (Cape Cod, Massachusetts), WILL (Urbana, Illinois), and Rhode Island Public Radio, as a reporter and local show host. He has also been a producer for NPR’s All Things Considered, Day to Day and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. Hobson hosted the Marketplace Morning Report from 2011 to 2013.^[7]

External links

• NPR Biography

Notes and References

1. News: Stelter. Brian. After 21 Years, NPR Is Ending 'Talk of the Nation'. New York Times. 29 Mar 2013.
2. Web site: Borchers. Callum. An expanded 'Here & Now' debuts nationwide on NPR. Boston Globe. 1 Jul 2013. 13 Oct 2014.
3. News: Kramer. Melody. That public radio documentary you just listened to was made by high school students. The Poynter Institute. 29 Sep 2015.
4. News: Laskowski. Amy. NPR to Take WBUR's Here & Now National. BU Today. 2 Apr 2013.
5. News: Urbana native Hobson to be co-host of NPR show. The News-Gazette. 23 Apr 2013.
6. Web site: 'Here & Now' co-host is stepping down. 12 October 2020 .
7. News: Borchers. Callum. WBUR's 'Here & Now' getting big boost. Boston Globe. 30 Mar 2013.