Robin Young
Robin Young is the award-winning host of Here & Now. Under her leadership, Here & Now has established itself as public radio's indispensable midday news magazine: hard-hitting, up-to-the-moment and always culturally relevant.
A Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Robin has been a correspondent for ABC, NBC, CBS, and the Discovery Channel. She is a former guest host of The Today Show on NBC, and one of the first hosts on Boston's ground-breaking television show, Evening Magazine.
Robin has received five Emmy Awards for her television work, as well as two CableACE Awards, the Religious Public Relations Council's Wilbur Award, the National Conference of Christians and Jews Gold Award, and numerous regional Edward R. Murrow awards.
A native of Long Island, Robin holds a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College. She has lived and worked in Manhattan, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, but considers Boston her hub. Follow Robin on Twitter, @hereandnowrobin and like the show, Here & Now on Facebook.
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The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, which runs the tournament, announced they were doing away with line judges starting this year.
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For years now, Google software engineer Sasha Blair-Goldensohn has been helping people with disabilities navigate their cities and neighborhoods.
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Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82. He influenced generations of musicians with his innovative approach to studio production, complex vocal harmonization and genre-bending compositions. Host Robin Young thought her 2002 interview with him was lost forever. It resurfaced as the world remembered Wilson's legacy.
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For some people, stress, anxiety and depression lead to undereating.
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The book, loosely based on Randy Rainbow's own childhood experiences, is about a fabulously creative elementary school boy who's teased mercilessly for his clothing, his painted nails and his penchant for listening to Broadway tunes.
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People who suffer from chronic pain are more likely to develop mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and substance use disorders.
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Elly Gotz is a 97-year-old survivor of Germany's Dachau.
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President Trump put an end to a policy that restricted federal agents from making immigration arrests at certain locations, including schools. It's already affecting school staff, kids and parents. -
Cafeteria manager Jason Smith didn't have any formal culinary training, but he did have a dream: to be a star. And now he's "happier than possum eating a sweet tater pie." -
Film director Michael Bay's onstage meltdown at the Consumer Electronics Show reminded co-host Robin Young of a similar experience she had on The Today Show.
