WAMU's Morning Edition
Mon.-Fri., 5-10 a.m., on WAMU 88.5; 11 a.m. on WAMU-3
WAMU 88.5's local production of NPR's morning news magazine features national news and features; local news, weather, and traffic; and exclusive arts, cultural, and political coverage.
Optimism Revs Up At GM, Chrysler Plants
July 30, 2010 - President Obama visits GM and Chrysler auto plants in Detroit on Friday to call attention to the successes -- so far -- of the bailed-out companies. A White House report says the industry has added 55,000 jobs, GM will stay open during its usual two-week summer shutdown and Chrysler added another production shift.
Libraries Top Netflix In DVD Rentals
July 30, 2010 - Many people who watch a movie this weekend will simply open the Netflix envelope, but even more of you will head to the public library. A new survey shows that libraries are lending out 2.1 million DVDs a day -- compared to 2 million daily rentals for Netflix. Blockbuster comes in at 1.2 million.
Swimmer Becomes Slowest To Cross Channel
July 30, 2010 - A swimmer has broken a record that has stood since 1923, becoming the slowest person to swim the English Channel. Jackie Cobell took nearly 29 hours to cross the Channel after strong tides repeatedly pushed her off-course. Normally, the route is 21 miles, but Cobell ended up swimming 65 miles. Now she's thinking of making the Alcatraz swim. She told the BBC: "They've got sharks, so it might make me go a bit quicker!"
Crews Race To Clean Up Oil Spill In Michigan
July 30, 2010 - Up to 1 million gallons of crude oil has spilled from a broken pipeline into the Kalamazoo River. There are concerns that the oil could reach Lake Michigan if it isn't stopped soon.
Pricing The Non-Human Cost Of BP Spill
July 30, 2010 - BP has spent more than $4 billion cleaning up the oil spill. But what about the non-human cost. How much should BP pay for dead and injured animals?
'Get Low' With Robert Duvall
July 30, 2010 - Don Gonyea talks to actor Robert Duvall about his latest movie, Get Low. It's based on the true story of a Tennessee recluse who throws himself his own funeral. It opens in theaters July 30.
About Morning Edition
Each weekday morning, WAMU 88.5's Matt McCleskey takes to the air at 5 a.m., guiding listeners through their daily routines and commutes with NPR's national news magazine and WAMU 88.5's local news, traffic, weather, and features.
Produced by NPR here in Washington, D.C., Morning Edition is one of the most respected news magazines in the world, carried by nearly 600 NPR stations across the United States, and around the globe on NPR World Wide. It has a weekly national audience of more than 12.5 million listeners.
Morning Edition produces two hours of content each weekday morning that is updated throughout the morning. WAMU 88.5 repeats the complete show twice between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. Marketplace Morning Report from American Public Media airs at 5:50 and 7:50 a.m., with business news updates and features.
More information about Morning Edition can be found at NPR.org.
Matt McCleskey
Local Host, Morning Edition
Matt McCleskey, local host of NPR's Morning Edition, joined the WAMU 88.5 staff in 2004. His voice is the first thing many of our listeners hear each day. He previously worked as a producer and reporter at KQED-FM in San Francisco and as an assistant producer at NPR's Newscast Unit in Washington. He also has been a freelance producer and reporter for many other public radio projects and programs. Matt holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, and lives with his wife in Washington, D.C.
