Forty years ago today, NPR aired the very first episode of a morning news program that would bring a new style of storytelling to the early-drive-time airwaves.

LEILA FADEL, HOST: Starting Monday, this program has a new co-host. Rachel Martin has stepped into a new role here, and Michel Martin comes here to MORNING EDITION. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Longtime ...

He co-hosted "All Things Considered," NPR's evening show, before spearheading "Morning Edition" as its inaugural host in 1979, a position he held until 2004.

Millions of NPR listeners will get a new soundtrack to their mornings on May 6 March 8, 2019; Washington D.C. – Start off your day on a different beat. Debuting May 6 th, NPR's Morning Edition ...