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Jeremy Hobson

Host, The Middle

Jeremy is a trusted journalist to public radio listeners and stations, having spent ten years hosting Marketplace Morning Report, Here & Now, and NPR Special Coverage of major news events.

He started in public radio at age 9, working on a show called Treehouse Radio on station WILL in his hometown of Urbana, Illinois. He interned for All Things Considered at 17, and spent years working as a producer and reporter, before becoming the youngest national host in public radio’s history in 2010. he’s so excited to bring more voices from the middle into the national conversation.