Michael Hill is NYPR's Host of Morning Edition at WNYC.
Michael is a native of Newark and has spent the last 6-plus years covering the Garden State as an anchor, correspondent and multi-media journalist.
He's thrilled to have stepped into the role of hosting — anchoring, writing and delivering news and announcements to the metro area and beyond. Michael is an avid Scrabble player, cherishes a great mystery and welcomes great opportunities to laugh at life.
Michael Hill appears in the following:
There's a dearth of trauma centers in Far Rockaway
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Far Rockaway, Queens is almost 10 miles away from the nearest trauma center.
National Poetry Month 2024: Maxine Starr
Friday, April 19, 2024
Maxine Freedom Starr, a reassurance counselor at the Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY, discusses how a difficult childhood has shaped her poetry
Newark, New Jersey's Speech and Debate program is on a hot streak
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Participants in the Newark Public Schools speech and debate program say they've felt themselves flourish while taking part in the extracurricular activity.
A new podcast explores the rise and fall of NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella
Monday, April 15, 2024
Detective Louis Scarcella calls himself one of the best detectives in Brooklyn. But the Brooklyn District Attorney's office continues to look into dozens of his past convictions.
National Poetry Month 2024: Paul Pesante
Friday, April 12, 2024
Paul Pesante has been delighting passengers on the Metro-North’s Hudson Line for years with his announcements in verse.
WNYC's Public Song Project still wants to hear from you
Friday, April 12, 2024
Music is still in the air at WNYC, and we want you to be a part of it!
Nassau County is looking for volunteers to join an armed "special deputies" force
Thursday, April 11, 2024
There's a plan on Long Island to recruit armed civilians who will train to respond in the case of an emergency.
National Poetry Month 2024: Jackie Sabbagh
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Poet Jackie Sabbagh reflects on how her gender transition and relationship with humor shape the poetry she writes.
How the end of the county line could change NJ politics
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
A federal judge has stopped the use of NJ's “county line” ballot design for the June Democratic primary. The decision could quickly upend the state's political power structures.
National Poetry Month 2024: NYC Youth Poet Laureate Fatima Ahmad
Monday, April 01, 2024
Morning Edition kicks off National Poetry Month with the 2023-2024 New York City Youth Poet Laureate, Fatima Ahmad.
MTA Chair Janno Lieber on congestion pricing getting its final approval
Thursday, March 28, 2024
It’s a historic moment for the nation's largest public transit system.
How New York City plans to use AI
Monday, March 25, 2024
New York City's Office of Technology and Innovation has published a set of key principles and definitions to help agencies and the public better understand Artificial Intelligence.
Newark University Hospital is trying to save lives with a new mobile mammogram van
Friday, March 22, 2024
Newark University Hospital is trying to address late-stage breast cancer trends in New Jersey with the rollout of a new mobile mammogram van.
NYU professor, students expose the legacy of lynchings in the North
Monday, March 18, 2024
The legacy of lynchings is deeply rooted in American racism. But the story told so far has mostly centered around lynchings in the South.
Getting the Bronx up to speed on broadband Internet
Thursday, March 14, 2024
A report from the Center for and Urban Future and The Bronx Community Foundation says close to 40% of Bronx residents lack access to high-speed Internet at home.
COVID transformed how we grieve. NJ schools are taking on the change.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Governor Phil Murphy is taking on this new normal by mandating grief education for students starting in 8th grade.
Most people in jail have the right to vote. How hard is it for them to cast a ballot?
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
A majority of the people in New York jails have not yet been convicted of a felony and still have the legal right to vote in local and national elections.
Community Boards, explained
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Community Boards can be where ideas to improve the local area are born.
New York City's Asian American teens and kids are in crisis
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Efforts have focused specifically on connecting Asian American kids and teens with mental health resources, as statistics put them at an especially high risk of suicide or self harm.
Study examines Black men's feelings about masculinity following serious injury from gun violence
Monday, February 26, 2024
A new study finds surviving severe injuries from gun violence can leave people with not just physical scars, but also alter people's sense of their own identities.
