Ian Stewart
Ian (pronounced "yahn") Stewart is a producer and editor for Weekend Edition and Up First.
He's followed presidential candidates around his home state (Iowa), reported on emergency food banks in D.C., 'silent canvassing' in Milwaukee, the impact of climate change on Miami's most vulnerable and his pandemic road trip, and he once managed to get dragon sound effects on the air. He created the show's 'signature song' and music starter kit series. He line produces the show, has directed special coverage of election nights and congressional hearings, and was NPR's coordinating producer in Ukraine during the invasion in February and March 2022.
He came to NPR in 2014 after interning at All Things Considered and studying architecture and politics at Middlebury College.
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Normal protocols for hurricane evacuation, aid distribution and recovery have been upended by the threat of the coronavirus. -
Health officials worry the ship may have spread the coronavirus along Norway's coastline, according to reports.
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Some mourners from Mexico reportedly have been unable to visit the city because of border restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Viral videos show dogs attacking a man in a Colin Kaepernick jersey at an event reportedly hosted by a Florida museum dedicated to Navy SEALs.
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The Akron Zoo has a new resident for its collection, courtesy of an observant employee at a Red Lobster restaurant.
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A Marlins-Orioles matchup and a Phillies-Yankees game have both been postponed while the league carries out additional testing. The league's heavily modified 2020 season started last week.
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Reggae's biggest ambassador would have turned 75 this week, had he not died four decades ago from cancer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ziggy Marley about his father's legacy.
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At the end of the year, NPR's Weekend Edition will feature stories of people in your lives who passed away in 2019.
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In Miami, the effects of global warming are not hypothetical predictions but realities of everyday life, prompting change by government, businesses and individuals alike.
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The medical community in Florida is increasingly sounding the alarm about the health risks associated with rising temperatures.
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Lux Prima is a new nine-song album that features otherworldly orchestrations from Grammy-winning artist Danger Mouse and vocals from Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O.
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Zephen Allen Xaver, 21, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder after allegedly killing five women inside a bank in Sebring, Fla., on Wednesday.
