Mary Louise Kelly Named Co-Host Of NPR's 'All Things Considered'

Kelly (Photo: Doby Photography-NPR)

NPR has announced the replacement for the retiring ROBERT SIEGEL as co-host of "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED," with National Security Correspondent MARY LOUISE KELLY to co-host with incumbents AUDIE CORNISH and ARI SHAPIRO starting JANUARY 17th.  SIEGEL announced his pending retirement last APRIL.

In addition, "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED" co-host KELLY MCEVERS is also stepping down from the show at the end of JANUARY and will continue as host and Executive Producer of NPR's podcast "EMBEDDED," with plans to increase that show's output in 2018.

Acting SVP/News CHRIS TURPIN said that KELLY "is an immensely talented reporter and her deep command of the issues make her a formidable interviewer. After a lengthy search, we found precisely what we were looking for close to home. We are thrilled to have her on air every afternoon.  MARY LOUISE combines rigorous thinking with the ability to put herself in the listeners’ shoes. She will help us usher in a new era of the program.”

VP of Programming and Audience Development GRUNDMANN said that MCEVERS "brings the same excellence and commitment to each new project she undertakes. She has been a wonderful ALL THINGS CONSIDERED host, but her passion is being out of the studio and in the world reporting. EMBEDDED has been so successful, we want KELLY to devote herself full-time to this kind of in-depth storytelling and dig deeper into even more topics.”

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