Melissa Gray
Melissa Gray is a senior producer for Weekend Edition.
She got her start in public radio at WUGA in Athens, Georgia. Since joining NPR in 1999, she's written, produced, reported and edited thousands of stories and interviews. She's also directed all of the news magazines at one time or another.
Gray is known for her enthusiasm, wit and curiosity. She's especially proud of the Weekend Edition series "Outbreak Voices," which featured everyday Americans sharing their experiences during the first 2 years of the pandemic.
An avid reader, she contributes unfailingly to "Books We Love," and is also the author of "All Cakes Considered," a cookbook documenting the various experiments she conducted on the non-complaining staff of NPR's flagship news magazine.
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High prices are straining budgets for both a small business owner and a single mom in a rural part of Va.'s 1st Congressional district. They explain how they're handling the economic stress of these times. -
In the world of true crime, Fall River, Mass. is known for Lizzie Borden, but another murder 60 years earlier captivated New England. Kate Winkler Dawson tells the story in The Sinners All Bow. -
With North Carolina now a toss-up this presidential election, both parties are making appeals to Black men. An older farmer and a younger restaurant owner share what's driving their votes. -
A first in a career spanning six decades: Cher has a Christmas album. She talked with NPR about her mother, her experience working with Stevie Wonder, and the time she hopped a freight train at age 9. -
Every year, roughly 20,000 young people turn 18 in foster care and venture out on their own. It can be a critical moment of transition, where success is far from a guarantee.
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Though best-known for his auteur work, the mastermind of Hamilton and In the Heights says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else's musical. -
It's a new year and time for a new you! Or not. NPR producer Melissa Gray, a self-described "potty mouth," has decided to try to cut her casual cursing, but she needs better euphemisms. Help her. -
Say you're headed to an outdoor cookout or barbecue or a family reunion but you don't want to show up empty-handed. What do you bring? Chefs Edward Lee, Amy Thielen and James Rigato offer suggestions.
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Hillary Clinton joins the exclusive club of men who reached for, but failed to grasp, our nation's highest elected office. From Aaron Burr to Al Gore, here's a look at the company Clinton joins. -
Matzo ball soup is a classic straight from Eastern Europe. But not all Jews from the region came to the New World via Ellis Island, as this jalapeño-inflected recipe reflects.
