Radio News and Stories
During my 39-year career in public radio (including 27 years with NPR), I got to report on thousands of stories, from wars and disasters to moving examples of human kindness and compassion, from hardball politics to the wonders of art and culture. I began my reporting career at KYUK AM/TV in Bethel, Alaska in1977, covering salmon runs and sled-dog races, the struggle for Native sovereignty and environmental protection. I later produced and hosted a statewide radio news program based in Anchorage for the Alaska Public Radio Network. (It’s called Alaska News Nightly and I’m happy to report that’s it’s still proudly on the air.) I moved to the Washington, DC area in 1989 to work for NPR, first as a newscaster, then as a reporter and foreign correspondent.
My assignments took me to places I’d only dreamed of: to Haiti, to Iraq and Afghanistan, to India and Pakistan, to Russia, Ukraine, and many of the countries of the former Soviet Union. I have sweet memories and very sorrowful ones, but I wouldn’t trade the experiences for anything short of world peace. You can find a pretty comprehensive list of my NPR stories here:
That’s a rather thick stack to go through, so here are a few samples of my work over the years.
Samples of My Work
From the Afghan War
Fear Of Taliban Hinders U.S. Efforts in Marjah
From the Iraq War
Iraqi City Of Basra Revives After A Long Nightmare
Chasing pirates off the Somali coast
Threats On The Sea; A View From A French Warship
From the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
Flames, Tears In Forsaken Part Of Port-au-Prince
From Russia, with admiration
An Unexpected Revival For A Beloved Russian Poet
Popular Russian Balladeer Sang About Ordinary Life In The USSR
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