Today, Senior Editor Mary Louise Kelly is the first to arrive at the ATC "horseshoe." Her desk faces the giant whiteboard on which show segments are tracked. The day starts in ATC with nothing on the whiteboard where the show's story lineup is tracked.ħ:45 a.m. This afternoon, Siegel and Wertheimer will host so today, Adams will work with production assistant Matt Martinez on hours of tape they recorded during a recent reporting trip to Seattle. On the days they're not on the show, the hosts travel, or work on future projects. The three ATC hosts - Adams, Wertheimer and Robert Siegel - take turns hosting the show, singly or in pairs. Linda Wertheimer starts her day at home with coffee, toast and research - reading the latest newspaper coverage on Japan's new prime minister, about whom she'll do an interview for this afternoon's broadcast.ħ:00 a.m.
The show comes together at the ATC "horseshoe," a cluster of cubicles on the second floor of 635 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., in Washington, D.C.Ĭhoosing a day at random - Wednesday, April 25 - NPR's Patricia Edmonds and Jonathan Kern tracked the tasks involved in getting All Things Considered on the air.Ħ:00 a.m. Every two-hour broadcast of All Things Considered is the product of many hours of work by reporters, editors, producers, engineers and other NPR professionals.