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:
A Newark nonprofit thinks learning to swim may help kids perform better in school
Friday, August 23, 2024
For many kids, learning to swim can mean more than just gaining water skills.
South Orange mayor pens an "excuse note" for her town after summer of NJ Transit delays
Monday, July 29, 2024
The delays just keep coming for New Jersey Transit riders.
Heat waves are becoming more common. Expanding New York City's tree canopy can help keep us cool
Monday, July 22, 2024
A local law says New York City needs to be on a path to equitably increase its citywide tree coverage by almost 10% by 2035.
WNYC's Public Song Project announces this years winners
Friday, July 19, 2024
WNYC has asked listeners to put their spin on works released in the public domain this year.
Residents in Far Rockaway are one step closer to getting a long-awaited medical trauma center
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council have included $50 million in the recent budget for a new medical trauma center in the peninsula.
Central Park's Seneca Village was a haven for Black land ownership 40 years before the end of slavery
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
For about a quarter of a century, African Americans lived and owned land in the vicinity of modern day Central Park.
A landmark anniversary for Fania Records marks 60 years of salsa in NYC
Monday, June 17, 2024
The independent music label Fania Records helped define the sound of salsa — right here in New York City.
Mayor Adams' 2021 campaign stopped replying to a NYC watchdog, but got funds anyway.
Friday, June 14, 2024
A WNYC review of documents shows that the team behind Eric Adams' bid for mayor regularly sought guidance from campaign finance officials even before he declared his candidacy.
The NYPD plans to go radio silent.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
A bill that would have preserved public access to police radio dispatches has failed to pass New York's State Assembly.
New York City's Puerto Rican population is long-established...and shrinking.
Monday, June 10, 2024
A recent study from The Center For Latino American and Caribbean Latino Studies finds the Puerto Rican population in the city is shrinking.
Biden plans restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. What does this mean for New York City?
Thursday, June 06, 2024
Policy experts expect the new policy would effect life here in New York City.
Is New York City's infrastructure ready for a more active hurricane season this year?
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a more active Atlantic hurricane season than usual this year. What does that mean for New York City's infrastructure?
How one New Jersey school district beat the odds against COVID learning loss
Friday, May 17, 2024
Union City has advice to offer other school districts still struggling with learning loss stemming from the pandemic.
Newark, New Jersey public safety head reflects on two weeks of its youth curfew
Thursday, May 16, 2024
New Jersey's largest city is bringing back a long dormant curfew for people younger than 18, and using it as a way to connect minors to social services.
Recapping the NJ Democratic Senate Primary Debate
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
A recap of the debate in the New Jersey Senate primary for the seat formerly held by Bob Menendez.
Many NYC psych patients have no chance to go outside
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Many psychiatric patients at New York City’s public hospitals have no opportunity to go outside, sometimes for weeks or months at a time, according to a new report.
Poetry Month 2024: Your poems, mapped
Thursday, May 09, 2024
For all the month of April, Morning Edition had the honor of airing poems from listeners. We've compiled all of them into this interactive map.
City Council Member Tiffany Cabán says NYPD social media attacks are out of bounds
Tuesday, May 07, 2024
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell continues to use social media to attack judges, reporters, and now, other city officials.
FDNY EMS get a bill giving them body armor. What they want is better job retention.
Friday, May 03, 2024
"It feels like fluff. It's not what's really needed to fix the overall problems with EMS."
There's a dearth of trauma centers near Far Rockaway
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Far Rockaway, Queens is almost 10 miles away from the nearest trauma center.
