And I'm going to be taking on some new challenges. But what I'm used to doing is the kind of thing that I do on Morning Edition. When you go back further in time, from when I was at WBUR in Boston, and Monitor Radio and then in WMVY on Martha's Vineyard - I've been doing radio a long time, and I love it. I've been in radio now for almost four decades. And I'm going to be doing some things that I am not, let's say as naturally attuned to as I am doing Morning Edition. And maybe a lot of people feel this way - I'm not great with change. Because I have a lot of trepidation about this too, for one thing. Wertlieb: The short answer is I don't know yet. And I certainly know it's been some agonizing news for many of us here, who have enjoyed listening to you for the past two decades. Jarecki: How does it feel now that it's that it's out there? That it's gone from, you know, like two to three years of thinking about it? It does sound like it was an agonizing decision. And I felt like if I couldn't keep doing that, it wasn't fair to the people who give me their time to listen. And to give them their 100%, as cliched as that sounds. And most importantly, the Vermont Public listening audience deserves somebody who can come in and have the kind of energy and dedication to do this job every day. It's just that there was a lot that was wrapped up in COVID that made it difficult for me to come in every day and not feel the weight of it all.Īnd I started thinking about, could I do something different? You know, I have a family I want to be there for them. I'm not saying that it's harder now than it ever has been. But I started to feel, around the time that COVID hit in 2020, a little bit more of the weighing down of the job physically, emotionally, and psychologically. And then I looked up, and it was 20 years later, which astounded me. Why would you step away from something you love so much?īut the really honest answer is that it is a difficult job to do consistently on a daily basis. For me, it was really kind of agonizing in a lot of ways, because as I wrote in the blog post about this, this is the best job I've ever had. And I think the thing I really want to get across is that this was not an easy decision. Mitch Wertlieb: Well, you know, I've been asking myself that question, Jen. Jenn Jarecki: I mean, Mitch, I got to ask you the thing that I thought the very first moment I heard that you were considering stepping away from Morning Edition to do something new, which is, "What? Why is this happening?" Can you tell us more about like, why right now feels like the right time? Their conversation below has been edited and condensed for clarity.
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Meanwhile, Jenn wanted to share a little about herself before taking on Morning Edition full time. Mitch wanted a chance to reflect on his Morning Edition tenure, and explain why he’s moving away from the show to instead host our daily news podcast The Frequency. He’ll be succeeded by Jenn Jarecki, who previously hosted All Things Considered for us. After 20 years, this is Mitch Wertlieb’s last day hosting Morning Edition for Vermont Public.
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