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'''''Weekend Edition''''' is a set of American [[radio]] [[news magazine]] programs produced and distributed by National Public Radio ([[NPR]]). It is the weekend counterpart to the NPR radio program ''[[Morning Edition]]''. It consists of '''''Weekend Edition Saturday''''' and '''''Weekend Edition Sunday''''', each of which airs for two hours, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, with refeeds until 2:00 p.m. ''Weekend Edition Saturday'' is hosted by [[Scott Simon]], while ''Weekend Edition Sunday'' has been hosted by [[Lulu Garcia-Navarro]] since January 8, 2017.

The programs feature longer stories than most NPR news magazines and more arts and culture stories.

The programs feature longer stories than most NPR news magazines and more arts and culture stories. On Saturdays the program featured an exchange between the program's host and commentator, [[Daniel Schorr]], during which they discussed the events of the past week. Until February 10, 2008, on Sundays the show broadcast '''''Voices in the News''''', an audio montage of sound clips from the week's events. Sundays continue to have the "Puzzle" game with ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' [[The New York Times crossword puzzle|crossword puzzle]] editor [[Will Shortz]]. The puzzle segment usually airs approximately 40 minutes past the start of the second hour of the program.

==Format==

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At twenty past the hour, segment B begins, running 14:19 in length. NPR offers local stations a cutaway from the national feed at 34:20 past the hour. The cutaway is identified by the host when he or she says, "You're listening to ''Weekend Edition'' from NPR News". For stations that opt to stay with the national feed, a short interview or commentary piece is delivered, running 2:59 in length. Another two-minute station break, following the same music bed/headlines format as the first, ensues.

Segment C, the longest segment of the hour, starts at 40:00 after the hour and runs for seventeen minutes, forty-nine seconds. ''Weekend Edition Saturday'' usually slots musical performances, arts stories or interviews in segment C. ''Weekend Edition Sunday'' uses the time for its popular weekly puzzle segment with [[Will Shortz]], the ''[[New York Times]]'' crossword puzzle editor, and interviews and light features. At the end of the segment, the host credits theme song composer [[B.J. Leiderman]] and signs off for the hour. Segment C is followed by a forty-second funding credit announcement, and then ninety seconds of music.

==Hosts==