Sharon Brody
News Anchor at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
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5 days ago |
wbur.org | Sharon Brody
Massachusetts is drenched in history. You can't go much of anywhere in the commonwealth without running into America's first something or other. But not all firsts are created equal. Some are endowed with better backstories. To wit: the Norfolk County town of Franklin is home to America's first public library. And who donated the original set of dozens of books that gave the Franklin Public Library its start in 1790?
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1 week ago |
wbur.org | Sharon Brody |Paul Connearney
Project Bread called its Walk for Hunger on Boston Common Sunday a "critical call to action"-- with food prices rising and federal funding for food assistance programs under threat. Four thousand walkers hoped to raise more than one million dollars to fight food insecurity. Nicoletta Giardina is the head of the First Congregational Church of Revere Food Pantry and she led a team of volunteers in the Walk for Hunger.
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2 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Sharon Brody |Rob Lane
Can Harvard use its endowment to escape financial storm clouds? At more than $50 billion, Harvard's is the largest academic endowment in the world. But Evan Howowitz of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University says it still won't be easy for the school to offset the loss of roughly $2 billion in federal funds frozen by the Trump administration. Horowitz joins WBUR's All Things Considered. This segment airs on April 25, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.
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3 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Sharon Brody
Harvard Law professor on the university's suit against the Trump administrationHarvard is suing the Trump administration over a freeze of more than $2 billion in federal funding for the school. Nikolas Bowie, a Harvard Law School professor, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the case. This segment aired on April 22, 2025. Audio will be available soon. Sharon Brody News HostSharon Brody is the voice of WBUR's weekends.
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3 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Sharon Brody
Runners prep for the 129th running of the Boston MarathonPlay04:32Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/news/2025/04/20/runners-prep-for-the-129th-boston-marathon"></iframe>Copy embed codeThe 129th Boston marathon will be held Monday. Over the weekend, runners were flocking into the city ahead of the race.
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Next on @WBUR--my conversation with @jessemermell who is joining other Massachusetts Democrats involved in voter outreach in the battleground state of Pennsylvania
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