 The Sirius Satellite Radio station NPR Now repeated the show (on tape unless breaking news necessitated live updates) from 10 a.m. to noon Eastern, 7 to 9 a.m. Pacific.The show's host was Alison Stewart, previously of MTV News, ABC News and MSNBC, although Stewart went on maternity leave in April 2008.In her absence, the show was co-hosted by Rachel Martin, formerly the show's newscaster, and Mike Pesca, until Martin left the show on June 27, 2008 to take a position as White House correspondent for ABC News.