Sam Baker
Sam Baker is KERA's senior editor and local host for Morning Edition. The native of Beaumont, Texas, also edits and produces radio commentaries and Vital Signs, a series that's part of the station's Breakthroughs initiative. He also was the longtime host of KERA 13’s Emmy Award-winning public affairs program On the Record. He also won an Emmy in 2008 for KERA’s Sharing the Power: A Voter’s Voice Special, and has earned honors from the Associated Press and the Public Radio News Directors Inc.
Sam worked in commercial television at NBC and CBS affiliates for six years before moving to public broadcasting. He was news director and Morning Edition host at KWGS-FM in Tulsa, Okla., for three years and moved to KERA in 1991. He has served on the board of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and is a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators.
As a volunteer, Sam produces a weekly series, Jazz in Words and Music, for Reading and Radio Resources, an agency serving the visually impaired. He also serves on the board of Southwest Transplant Alliance, a private non-profit organization that provides organs and tissues for transplantation.
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Texas lawmakers banned cell phones in schools to reduce classroom distractions. A North Texas behavioral health specialist discusses whether the idea can work. -
Recent lab data indicate higher tick activity this season in Texas than in years past. The director of UNTHSC's tick-borne disease lab tells how to guard against bites. -
House Bill 2038 allows certain international medical graduates to help ease a physician shortage. But a North Texas doctor doesn't believe that addresses the real cause of the shortage. -
The extreme heat can take a physical toll if we're not careful. A North Texas therapist explains how the heat can adversely affect mental health. -
Researchers from UT Austin and Baylor reviewed past studies to determine if tech use over time contributes to cognitive decline. They found just the opposite. -
The study of prostate cancer patients in the VA system found some with limited life expectancy were being treated with procedures that did not add more years to their lives. -
Halloween often means heavy candy consumption, but a North Texas dietitian and nutritionist suggest ways to handle the sugar more responsibly. -
In a national survey, less than 20% of U.S. adults were concerned about respiratory viruses or interested in getting shots. A North Texas infectious diseases specialist talks about why. -
The immunizations provide individual protection, but a North Texas pediatrician says they’re also needed for herd immunity against diseases. -
A North Texas orthopedic surgeon blames the popularity of the sport and players not exercising as much care before playing as they should.
