
WITF Morning Edition Host Tim Lambert, right, interviews Gettysburg National Military Park spokesman Jason Martz in 2023.
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WITF Morning Edition Host Tim Lambert, right, interviews Gettysburg National Military Park spokesman Jason Martz in 2023.
Jeremy Long / WITF
Jeremy Long / WITF
WITF Morning Edition Host Tim Lambert, right, interviews Gettysburg National Military Park spokesman Jason Martz in 2023.
After nearly a quarter-century with public broadcaster WITF, award-winning “Morning Edition” host Tim Lambert told listeners today that he is leaving, with his last day on the air coming Feb. 14.
Lambert said he is leaving for another job in the media but declined to share specifics.
In his more than 23 years at WITF, Lambert was a recipient of seven Radio Television Digital News Association National Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as an additional 24 regional Edward R. Murrow awards, among many others.
Lambert served as the regional host of “Morning Edition” since 2003 and continued the gig through becoming multimedia news director in 2011 and special projects editor in 2022. The decorated host began at WITF just three weeks before the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, a story with personal connections due to the fact that Lambert’s father owned the Somerset County land that Flight 93 would fatefully crash into. Lambert would return to the story several times in the intervening two decades, most recently in the form of the 2021 audio documentary “Sacred Ground,” another of many collaborations with NPR.
“It’s bittersweet for me,” Lambert said. “Talking to the listeners – they’re there every day. Whether the news is good or bad or it’s just a typical day. That’s who I want to thank, because without them, there’s no reason to do this job. And it’s not a job, it’s a privilege to do every day.”