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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis

Listen: Angela Davis goes behind the scenes with MPR News journalists

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MPR News reporter Jacob Aloi interviews musical artist Douglas R. Ewart in his Minneapolis home on Sept. 28.
Kerem Yücel | MPR News

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Meet some of the people who bring you the news at Minnesota Public Radio. Behind the coverage at MPR News is a whole staff of newscasters, hosts, producers, reporters and photojournalists. They bring stories to life on the radio and on MPR’s website and social media pages.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with four new faces in the MPR News newsroom about their paths into journalism, how they do their work and details behind some of their recent stories. 


Guests: 

  • Michelle Wiley is a senior reporter covering health at MPR News. She was previously a reporter and senior editor at KQED in San Francisco.

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    MPR News health reporter Michelle Wiley.
    Courtesy of Michelle Wiley

  • Kerem Yücel is a senior visual journalist at MPR News. He’s been featured in Time magazine, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Washington Post, BBC.com, CNN.com and Agence France-Presse.

  • Ben Hovland is a visual journalist for MPR News. His photo and video reporting has appeared in The Washington Post, Agence France-Presse, BBC and Sahan Journal.

  • Jacob Aloi is an arts reporter for MPR News. He was previously involved in the performing arts, podcasting and community radio in the Twin Cities.

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    MPR News photojournalist Ben Hovland poses for a selfie with host Angela Davis and senior visual journalist Kerem Yücel during a recording session in St. Paul on Oct. 5.
    Ben Hovland | MPR News

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