Greetings from WBUR's new Morning Edition host, Tiziana Dearing

When I moved to Greater Boston in 1994, one of the first things I did was find my new public radio station on the dial: 90.9 FM. WBUR.

I’d first learned about public radio from the women I worked for in high school at the Battle Creek public library in Michigan. They’d talk about Carl Kasell and what they’d heard that day on something called “Morning Edition.” It sounded very grown up, and very smart.

My senior year while house sitting, the owners left me their car. I turned on the engine one morning, and there it was – Morning Edition. I was hooked. When I moved out on my own after college, listening to Morning Edition in Chicago and then Boston, was, to me, a hallmark of becoming an adult. I’ve been listening ever since.

Now, I can’t quite believe I’m the show’s new host on WBUR, joining you at what we like to think of as our shared kitchen table. Whether you’re just getting up, heading home from a night shift, or grabbing a few minutes of news in the middle of 12 other things at the start of your day, thank you for letting me, and us, be a part of your morning.

You might know me most recently as the host of Radio Boston, but I’ve lived in and loved the Boston region for thirty years. Throughout those three decades, I’ve worked in nonprofits and businesses. I’ve taught at a university, and run a foundation. I’ve studied here, built a family here, prayed and struggled here, and I have lived through the highs and lows that make us who we are in this place we all call home.

I love this community. And I believe we are stronger when we understand each other and the world around us.

So here is my, and our, commitment to you. We’ll be that Morning Edition that’s kept so many of us listening since we were teens — whether that was five years ago or 50. Every day, the WBUR Morning Edition team will get up early and work hard to bring you what you need to know from around the corner and around the world. We’ll bring you stories of comfort when you need them, and concern when it’s warranted. Stories that will make you laugh, and some that might make you cry; stories that will tell you something new, or explain something you wanted to understand. And we will do that with facts, and without favor, through the excellent reporting of WBUR and NPR.

On this first day as your new Morning Edition host, I am so happy to say this:

Good Morning, Greater Boston. I’m Tiziana Dearing. Thank you for inviting me to be part of your day.