Ayesha Rascoe (/ˈrɑːskoʊ/; born June 10, 1985) is an American journalist who hosts Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR.

[9][2] Rascoe began her reporting career at Reuters, where she covered environment policy, including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.

As White House correspondent, her stories were regularly broadcast on the NPR shows Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and she appeared regularly on NPR's Politics Podcast.

[13] On June 11, 2023, she succeeded Rachel Martin as host of Up First's The Sunday Story.

[14] Rascoe's regional North Carolina accent and distinctive pronunciation that "sounds Black" has received both positive and negative feedback from listeners.