Ally Schweitzer
Ally Schweitzer (she/her) is an editor with NPR's Morning Edition. She joined the show in October 2022 after eight years at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.
At WAMU, Schweitzer worked as a reporter covering housing, labor, and economic policy. She previously wrote about music and the arts for NPR Music, the Washington Post and Washington City Paper.
Schweitzer is from Maryland and believes most things taste better with Old Bay.
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Hundreds of corporate employees are set to lose their jobs as McDonald's closes its U.S. offices this week. Journalist and author Adam Chandler offers his perspective on the causes of the layoffs. -
The logo for the Washington Nationals baseball team might look familiar even if you don't follow the team. Especially if you shop at Walgreens.
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In Washington, D.C., grandparents who are raising their grandkids have a new housing option: Plaza West, an apartment complex exclusively for this kind of nontraditional family.
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We hear a lot about robots eventually taking over jobs in manufacturing, but automation has already hit the service industry. The cashier who takes your order at McDonald's could soon be replaced.
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You won't find the pawpaw, which tastes like a cross between a mango and a banana, in most grocery stores, even though they're native to North America. But the locavore food movement has embraced it. -
The enigmatic, nomadic singer-songwriter performs "Angel Blood" live in the studio.
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Watch Mary Timony's ferocious new band let loose on "Everywhere" at WAMU's D.C. headquarters.
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The British indie-pop band stops by WAMU in Washington, D.C., to play songs from 2000's recently reissued Suburban Light. Watch Alasdair MacLean and his crew perform "Reflections After Jane."
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One of the top dance-music acts in D.C., Protect-U released its full-length debut album, Free USA, this week. Watch the duo bring a short, shadowy live set to WAMU's hallowed Bluegrass Studio.
