General Manager of Boise State Public Radio, @npr at @kbsx915. Launched Mountain West News Bureau & #IdahoMatters. Founder of @marfaradio & @kxwt in West Texas.
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Rural radio stations are most at risk from CPB funding cuts. Hear from @Tom2Michael about how @MarfaRadio helped warn locals and save lives during an outbreak of grassland fire in far West Texas in 2011. lnk.to/onthemedia!x
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This morning, we kicked off day two of the Public Radio Music Fly-In on the Hill. Public radio music stations leaders from all over the country are meeting with their lawmakers today to discuss the importance of federal funding for their stations.
#LovePublicRadioMusic
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I will never ever be the same. My best friend, brother, confidante, partner in crime, inspiration. The most thoughtful human. The most beautiful soul. This is so unexpected and I'm absolutely devastated. Our community will suffer with this loss. – at Meridian, ID
“‘We’re not going to find — ever — another human being that can fill his very beautiful shoes.” idahostatesman.com/news/loca…
So it’s #MyTwitterAnniversary and just got that in before the rebrand. – at Boise, ID
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Update: an Idaho jury has ordered anti government extremist Ammon Bundy and his associates to pay more than $50 million to a Boise hospital in connection with armed protests that led to a security lockdown last year.
via @NYTimes: I was told residents surrounding a local park years ago petitioned to successfully remove a tennis backboard, with noise complaints of occasional solo practice. The rise of pickleball must be some twisted karma for them. nytimes.com/2023/06/30/sport…
Along with @npr, leaders of regional #publicmedia newsrooms across the country, work in groups here in Arkansas today to determine how to advance and sustain collaborative journalism. #WaltonFamilyFdn – at Bentonville, AR
Parking lot at Boise Coop.
(Probably like Murphy, I was on bike tonight, too, but way out in southeast, where storm didn’t arrive until close to
8 PM.) – at Boise, ID
This is the final word on the issue.
(Audio version as read by the columnist.) – at Boise, ID
People either seem to love this WaPo column or want me dead in a fiery boat accident ... washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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There are more than 450,000 U.S. warehouses, but only a fraction of them are covered in solar panels. If they all were, it could power nearly 19.4 million homes, including hundreds of thousands in the Mountain West, says @EnvAm’s @NeumannJoe. bit.ly/3HCAgFo
We may be seeing more Idaho-based stories like this after #SEJ2023. Via @washingtonpost #minidoka #lavaridge #nps #wind @sejorg washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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Is anyone missing a horse? This guy was found walking down the street in the area of Taft and Sycamore. Officers and @BoiseFire found him and he is hanging out at Fire Station 9.
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It's critically important to SEJ to gather evidence on the impact of our work, so we're tracking stories inspired/informed by #SEJ2023. Please share links, photos, copies of reporting generated or informed by this conference with Cindy at [email protected]. Thanks!
ALT Send your #SEJ2023 stories and photos to [email protected]
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My first story for NPR was in 1991, 32 years later today is my last.
It was a great run, adios amigos.
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Couldn't make it to Boise for #SEJ2023? Watch on-demand:
-Clean Energy and the Land — The High-Stakes Battle Over Climate Solutions: bit.ly/40EEtzm
-@SECDebHaaland's Keynote: bit.ly/422z4D6
-Covering Gender and Environment Connections: bit.ly/41XtbHm
