Regular D.C. area Morning Edition listeners will soon have a new local host at WAMU. Bill Redlin, who has hosted the program for WAMU since 1985, announced today on the air (through a scratchy voice that sounded like he has a cold) that he will move to middays, while regular substitute Matt McCleskey will take the reins of the morning slot.

According to a release from WAMU, Redlin will also assume a mentorship role for the station’s local newsroom. The move generally seems to be related to Redlin’s desire to have a more normal work schedule. On the air, Redlin said he had asked if he could be moved into another position, and that he was happy that this is what General Manager Caryn Mathes had come up with.

“I’ll miss hearing him first thing each day, but I can certainly understand the appeal of a workday that doesn’t start at 3 a.m.,” Mathes said in a statement.

The WAMU Morning Edition host’s job involves introducing the station’s local news and weather at the bottom of every hour, from 5 a.m to 10 a.m., after NPR’s national content.

“I’m looking forward to this change, especially because it will allow me to become a full-time listener to WAMU 88.5’s Morning Edition,” said Redlin.