Program Guide

NPR’s morning newsmagazine prepares listeners for the day ahead with up-to-the-minute news presented in context, thoughtful ideas and commentary, and reviews of important new music, books, and events in the arts. Morning Edition and Weekend Edition draw on reporting from correspondents based in 14 countries around the world, and producers and reporters in 19 locations in the U.S. Their reporting is supplemented by NPR member station reporters across the country and a strong corps of independent producers and reporters in the public radio system. Morning Edition is hosted by NPR’s Steve Inskeep and Renée Montagne. Weekend Edition Saturday is hosted by Scott Simon and Weekend Edition Sunday is hosted by Liane Hansen.

On Point unites distinct and provocative voices with passionate discussion as it confronts the stories that are at the center of what is important in the world today. Leaving no perspective unchallenged, On Point digs past the surface and into the core of a subject, exposing each of its real world implications.

Host Tom Ashbrook combines his journalistic instincts with a listener's openness and curiosity -- focusing on the relevant topics and deconstructing issues along with the audience. News analyst Jack Beatty, Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly, also guides the program by providing his own unique perspective to the conversation.

Only a Game is a weekly one-hour radio sports magazine featuring nationally known author and veteran NPR commentator Bill Littlefield. The program maintains a strong "on-the-scene" presence, to provide listeners with a sound-rich, weekly tour of the world of sports. Over the past four years, the program has covered diverse stories and issues, including Title IX and the explosion of interest in women's sports, racism, competitive opportunities for the disabled, and the business of sports, in addition to who won and who lost the latest competitions.