ORIGINAL AUDIO REPORTING

 

Behind the lanes of D’Amanda’s candlepin bowling alley and arcade in Ellsworth, Maine.

DUCT TAPE AND BUBBLE GUM

A young woman fights to save a candlepin bowling alley in Ellsworth, Maine. This story first aired on NPR’s Morning Edition, and was later published on NPR Digital. A print piece appeared in Down East magazine’s March 2023 edition.

ADAPTING TO ONLINE LEARNING

For students with learning disabilities, remote learning in the early days of COVID-19 was a challenge. This story aired on Morning Edition for NPR.

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PANDEMIC DRAWS FORMER ILLUSTRATOR BACK TO WHAT SHE LOVES

Mary Jean Megginson, a former fashion illustrator, reluctantly returns to her sketchbook during quarantine, creating @90andsketching. Turns out, that sketchbook saved her life. This story aired on Cincinnati Public Radio.

I TOOK A RISK WHEN…

Angela Okafor, a business owner in Bangor, Maine, describes taking a risk running for city counsel. This aired on PBS online, as part of the national storytelling project American Portrait. I reported and produced 17 audio portraits for this project.

WEAVING A COFFIN

April Stone, an Ojibwe basketmaker, revives a tradition that had been erased in her community, just in time for climate change to threaten it. This story appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio.

DUKE RHYMES WITH PUKE

A trash-talking grandmother exchanges original poetry with her granddaughter for years. This story appeared on NPR and WBUR’s Only A Game.

A grandmother’s “slam”

PLAYING THE VIOLIN LIKE A CELLO

2016 Tiny Desk Concert Winner Gaelynn Lea collaborated with middle schoolers on a concert that became something much more. Originally produced for Wyoming Public Radio.

Two Brazilian futbol fans at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France

FAN’S SPEAK: WORLD CUP 2019

At the Coupe du Monde Fémenine in France 2019, fans from a dozen countries speak about what football is like for women in the countries they support.

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