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Courthouse Security Increased As Search Continues For Killers A day-of-air story for KERA on the murder investigation of a district attorney from a county outside of Dallas.

UTA Project Gives Robots Sensitive Skin A piece on KERA looking at innovative work with enhanced robots at the University of Texas, Arlington.


Chess Teaches Kids Life Lessons A feature story for MPR News about chess clubs thriving in Minneapolis public schools.

Auto industry can putter on used cars
Feature story for Marketplace focusing on how used cars are helping to keep dealerships afloat.

Unearthing Trouble A radio feature story on how residents are torn about a boom in gas drilling in Western Colorado. Produced for News21, a reporting project funded by the Knight and Carnegie Foundations.

Colorado Voters Decide How a controversial ballot measure in Colorado could influence how women vote in November. Also produced for News21.

Chowchilla Express
(Mp3) A radio documentary produced for Sandy Tolan's class. It looks at a program that buses families throughout the state to the women's prisons in central California.

Turning video games into movies Feature story for Marketplace on machinima, where video games are used to create cinematic narratives.


Dungeons & Dragons goes digital Marketplace feature story about new interactive online additions to the old school D&D game.

Barriers to Prison Visitation A look at the many challenges of bringing children together with their incarcerated mothers.

Central Avenue Jazz A feature story about South Los Angeles' rich jazz music history.

Wrigley Field LA A look back at a part of Los Angeles baseball history before the Dodgers came to town.

Affordable Housing in South LA A day-of-air story on Habitat for Humanity's efforts to build affordable housing to South LA.

Lights Out Los Angeles How some communities view local government efforts to encourage greater energy efficiency.




Online and Print Stories


5 Reasons to Dip a Toe into Reddit An online companion piece to a radio story on the Dallas Digital Summit.


Colorado Senate Candidates Talk Energy Energy is the top issue in this first debate between candidates running in a tight race for an open U.S. Senate seat.

Hillary Concession Broadcast To Delegates Bungled in Texas Hillary Clinton supporters at the Texas State Democratic Convention are let down when they are unable to watch her concession speech.

TX Dem Leaders Insist on Unity At State Convention Tensions still run high between Barack Obama supporters and those of who backed Hillary Clinton at the Texas State Democratic Convention.




Video Stories

Low Emission Trains


New low emission trains could help reduce chronic air pollution in parts of Southern California.

Saving the Salton Sea

California will choose one of several plans to save the Salton Sea, the largest lake in California.