Noah Adams is a co-host of
All Things Considered, the evening news program from NPR. He is also an author, having written
Piano Lessons, published in 1996, and
Far Appalachia: Following the New River North published in March 2002.
Noah Adams grew up in Ashland,
Kentucky, in the Eastern part of the state. He started in radio as a DJ in Ohio, broadcasting everything from rock 'n' roll to basketball games. For many years he bounced around different radio stations in the area known as
Appalachia. For 3 years he left radio and worked odd jobs until he discovered Public Radio at the
University of Kentucky. By 1974 he was working full-time on the university's staff. The following year he moved to a job at
NPR's
All Things Considered.
In 1982 Noah was made a co-host for the weekday edition of
All Things Considered.
Noah Adams took a leave of absence from his duties at
All Things Considered starting March 1, 2002 to write a book about the
Wright Brothers.