News reporter for NPR member station WMRA covering the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville.
Harrisonburg, Va.
Joined December 2020
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Finally published my investigation into Nexus' many court battles over their business practices and allegations of criminal behavior. Apologies to the station for the PACER bill this quarter!
wmra.org/2023-07-27/chaos-in…
Big 'ol trees, part 2 for WMRA.
wmra.org/2023-07-18/the-big-…
After two months of running around our broadcast region down rivers and up hollers, I'm so excited to lead y'all on a tour of some magnificent trees. Part 1 airs this evening on WMRA, part 2 coming tomorrow.
wmra.org/2023-07-17/the-big-…
Taco truck owners, carnival operators, veterans, country musicians, and more came together to pull off Staunton's Happy Birthday America celebration.
wmra.org/2023-07-05/staunton…
Local fire departments (at least Hburg and Staunton) are buying body armor for if/when they are called to violent incidents like shootings. A somber reality but great interviews with two deputy chiefs.
wmra.org/2023-06-19/fire-dep…
Late post about the Amazon fulfillment center that opened in Fishersville. I got to ask one of the corporation's VP's about how they're addressing the high rates of serious injuries at Amazon warehouses.
wmra.org/2023-05-22/amazon-o…
Neat local history emerging in Cville. Apparently the trendy vape of the 18th-early 19th century for free African Americans around here was a soapstone pipe.
wmra.org/2023-05-09/archaeol…
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Nick Swayne, the former Harrisonburg School Board chair and director of JMU X-Labs, has been in a months-long fight to save a community college in Idaho.
hburgcitizen.com/2023/05/08/…
A 1951 student strike in Farmville became one of five cases rolled up in Brown v. Board. Rockingham County kids teach one another this history through an immersive field trip.
wmra.org/2023-04-27/students…
This sweet family told me about the arduous, four-year adoption process they went through, which has thankfully concluded in a happy home for four siblings. It illustrates the cost of "debilitating" staff turnover at child welfare agencies.
wmra.org/2023-04-25/how-the-…
Story 1/2 on the substance use and recovery landscape in Winchester. This reporting included some really moving wisdom from people who have gotten sober.
wmra.org/2023-04-19/drug-cou…
Part 2/2: wmra.org/2023-04-19/getting-…
I learned a lot about skateparks this week, too.
wmra.org/2023-04-12/the-grea…
Wanna hear a lot -- perhaps, *too much* detail about a proposed solar facility in Staunton, and the solar utility scene across the state?
wmra.org/2023-04-10/large-sc…
Love when I'm trying to understand a state regulatory issue (like shared solar programs) and both Cardinal News and Virginia Mercury have already reported on it 🙌
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Have you seen a rise in school discipline problems, or disruptive behaviors? Before the pandemic?
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Just a short segment for WMRA, but it was so cool to see Dr. Fauci speak in person yesterday. We heard a bit of a behind-the-scenes take on being a whole nation's infectious disease expert during a pandemic.
wmra.org/2023-04-03/fauci-sp…
Great audio, great visuals, great vibes at the roller derby bout on Saturday.
wmra.org/2023-03-27/first-ho…