The Take Away

The Take Away

The Takeaway was a weekday radio news program co-created and co-produced by Public Radio International and WNYC. Its editorial partner is WGBH-FM; at launch the BBC World Service and The New York Times were also editorial partners. In addition to co-producing the program, PRX also distributes the program nationwide to its affiliated stations. The program debuted on WNYC in New York, WGBH in Boston, and WEAA in Baltimore. At time of its last broadcast, the program had approximately 241 carrying stations across the country, including markets in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Portland, Boston, and more.The show has had several permanent hosts since its inception in 2008, sometimes with a single host, other times with two hosts. The program began with two co-hosts Adaora Udoji and John Hockenberry. Celeste Headlee replaced Udoji to become the second permanent co-host of The Takeaway. After Headlee left The Takeaway, Hockenberry remained the solo host for the next five years, he was eventually replaced by Tanzina Vega. After Vega's hosting tenure, Melissa Harris-Perry took over hosting duties until the show's end in 2023. On February 17, 2023 WNYC, and PRX announced that The Takeaway had been cancelled, and the last episode of the show would air on June 2, 2023.

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