Award-winning journalist Jeremy Hobson is the former host of NPR’s Here & Now, which he helped grow into public radio’s top midday news program, tripling the audience to more than five million in just a few years. On Here & Now, he held political and business leaders to account, and interviewed musicians, actors, scientists, historians, journalists, and others with the ultimate goal of informing and enlightening his audience and connecting the news to them.
At the age of 28, he became the youngest national host in public radio’s history, anchoring the Marketplace Morning Report, the most-listened-to business program in America. As host, he interviewed some of the titans of business including Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, and Richard Branson.
Hobson has reported extensively from the field, including Brexit coverage in the UK, immigration coverage in Mexico, and live broadcasts from more than 20 states. He hosted Here & Now from a porch in front of Old Faithful to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, and reported from Ferguson, Missouri following the police killing of Michael Brown.
Hobson has also anchored live special coverage for NPR during breaking news events, including day-long coverage of the Kavanaugh nomination hearings, Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony, and the House Judiciary Committee’s historic vote on Articles of Impeachment.
Hobson’s journalism is strengthened by his background as a reporter and producer. He was the lead Wall Street reporter for Marketplace during the 2008 financial crisis and covered the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York in 2012. In 2003, he worked with NPR’s Guy Raz in Turkey as the Iraq War began.
Hobson's decades-long broadcasting career began at the age of nine when he started contributing to a program called Treehouse Radio in his hometown of Urbana, Illinois.
Jeremy Hobson on KCRW
More from KCRW
Assassinating the Myths of Healthcare
Health & WellnessMuch needed attention has been brought upon the for-profit health insurance industry in the wake of the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni banter listener questions in mailbag episode of ‘The Business’
EntertainmentAs 2024 comes to an end, we want to thank you, our listeners! We asked you to send us your burning questions about the industry, and you delivered – from around the world.
Netflix’s strong Q3 + what’s next for its films; ‘The Wild Robot’ director talks CG vs. tradition
EntertainmentMatt Belloni and Lucas Shaw dive into the impressive Q3 earnings posted by Netflix… And whether the streamer can fine tune its film strategy to achieve even further world domination.
Film photography develops into a serious interest in LA
ArtsHobbyists and nostalgia chasers are coming back to film photography. Meet the local small business owners keeping up with demand.
These 10 companies run our ‘democracy’
Business & EconomyAmidst the hype, excitement and nervousness of the election, the bigger picture of what the United States is and how it operates often gets lost on people.
Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni feud; 'Nosferatu' writer-director and Focus Features chairman on their long partnership
EntertainmentThe feud between Blake Lively and It Ends with Us director Justin Baldoni continues to unfold . What's going on here? Kim Masters and Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw investigate.
1 in 4 LA fast food workers were paid below minimum wage in 2024. Why?
Food & DrinkFast food workers lose about 16% of their pay every year, a new Northwestern University study found.
Housing affordability, Danzy Senna’s ‘Colored Television’
Business & EconomyThe Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.
It’s all kicking off with China
PoliticsTariffs, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric cars: there is much to be said about the evolving relationship between China and the United States.