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Luke Vargas

Luke Vargas hosts the morning edition of The Wall Street Journal’s What’s News podcast. He joined the Journal in 2021 after serving as senior producer of the Skimm’s Skimm This. Earlier, he worked as a United Nations correspondent and hosted The World in 2:00, bringing experience in international reporting and concise radio news to his podcast work.

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Profile checked September 18, 2026. Editorial notes are Perimeter’s interpretation.