Todd Wallack

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Journalist @wbur, Boston's NPR News Station. Formerly @globespotlight & @bostonglobe. Nieman '20. Slow runner. [email protected]. DMs open

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WBUR, others react to Trump's order to end NPR funding

1 week ago | wbur.org | Patrick Madden |Todd Wallack

In a fresh attack on public media, President Trump has ordered the federal government to end funding for NPR and PBS. In an executive order late Thursday, Trump instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a taxpayer-backed nonprofit created by Congress, to cease funding — direct or indirect — to NPR and PBS.
Serial rapist sentenced to 22 years in prison for attacks in West Springfield

Jan 14, 2025 | wbur.org | Willoughby Mariano |Todd Wallack

A Hampton County Superior Court judge sentenced a man to 22 years in prison Tuesday for a string of violent rapes in West Springfield. Ali Ghaffar, 23, of West Springfield pleaded guilty to attacking six women in 2021 and early 2022.
SJC rules high-end sex ring hearings should be public

Nov 14, 2024 | wbur.org | Todd Wallack

The Massachusetts high court ruled Thursday that preliminary hearings should be held in public for more than two dozen accused customers of a high-end sex ring, rejecting a request by some of the defendants to keep the initial proceedings secret. The Supreme Judicial Court, however, also rejected a request from WBUR and other news outlets to make underlying documents in the case public before the hearings are held.
Concord Museum event among many celebrations in Mass. of Indigenous Peoples Day

Oct 14, 2024 | wbur.org | Todd Wallack

Many cities and groups in Massachusetts held special events over the holiday weekend to commemorate Indigenous Peoples Day. That includes the Concord Museum, which hosted the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers — a group of musicians that include the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod and Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard — for the fifth straight year. Every year, the free event has sold out in advance, according to museum staff.
Magistrate clerks more often charge women than men in Mass. prostitution cases, WBUR investigation finds

Sep 10, 2024 | wbur.org | Amory Sivertson |Todd Wallack |Rob Lane

Amory Sivertson Host and Senior Producer, PodcastsAmory Sivertson is a senior producer for podcasts and the co-host of Endless Thread. Todd Wallack Correspondent, InvestigationsTodd Wallack is a correspondent on the investigative team. Rob Lane ProducerRob Lane is a producer for Radio Boston. Magistrate clerks more often charge women than men in Mass.
Mass. high court weighs whether sex ring hearings should be public

Sep 9, 2024 | wbur.org | Todd Wallack

Members of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court grappled Monday with whether to open up hearings and records that would identify more than two dozen people accused of hiring prostitutes from a high-profile sex ring. The accusations have garnered national attention because federal prosecutors said the sex ring's customers included elected officials, military officers, government contractors and business executives who visited brothels in Cambridge, Watertown and Eastern Virginia.
Mass. court data shows disparities in prostitution charges

Sep 6, 2024 | wbur.org | Todd Wallack

A local government worker in Massachusetts was caught this year in a sting operation when he offered to pay an undercover officer for oral sex. But in a private court hearing in April, a lawyer persuaded the clerk not to issue criminal solicitation charges, citing the man’s military service and job history. So his name never became public. At other hearings that month, the results were different for three women accused of prostitution at Woburn hotels.
Tiziana Dearing to host WBUR’s Morning Edition starting in September

Aug 28, 2024 | wbur.org | Todd Wallack

WBUR, the largest public radio station in Boston, has named a familiar voice to host its flagship morning program. Tiziana Dearing, who currently hosts WBUR’s midday talk show Radio Boston, will anchor the station’s top-rated Morning Edition program beginning Sept. 18.
Tiziana Dearing to host WBUR’s Morning Edition starting in September

Aug 28, 2024 | wbhm.org | Todd Wallack

WBUR, the largest public radio station in Boston, has named a familiar voice to host its flagship morning program. Tiziana Dearing, who currently hosts WBUR’s midday talk show Radio Boston, will anchor the station’s top-rated Morning Edition program beginning Sept. 18.
Massachusetts Democrats mostly stand by Biden, despite bad debate reviews

Jun 28, 2024 | wbur.org | Todd Wallack |Simón Rios

Many Massachusetts Democrats were disappointed by President Biden’s halting, hoarse performance in Thursday night’s presidential debate. State Rep. Jason Lewis, a Winchester Democrat, was so frustrated he called for Biden to step aside in the race. "After last night's debate, I think it was just very clear to me that the Democratic Party needs to put forward a different nominee for the presidency,” he said.