Political Reporting

A complete list of radio scripts with the accompanying audio can be found on my staff page on the Missouri Digital News (MDN) website.

Some of the stories are very similar to each other because MDN covers many stories on a single day and makes sure that all angles are covered to provide a full outlook on a story. When I am in the field reporting I utilize my Twitter account to report the latest breaking news.

Below are some of my radio stories that have appeared on KMOX (CBS O&O) –> (The audio links are available on the MDN Website in the next section.)

• A Legislative Message to Assessors
• Update: Heightened Security Following Threat to Mo. Lawmakers
• Mo. Lawmakers Move to Cap State Spending
• Name Calling Over the Air
• Missouri Teacher Tenure Debated
• Missouri Lawmakers Plan to Reform Education

Below are some of my recent scripts, with the accompanying audio, that have appeared on other various radio stations including  KSMU, KRCU, and KBIA.

• 12/11/2012: Radio Story – Missouri may follow Michigan’s lead in becoming a Right to Work state.
• 10/ 9/2012: Radio Story – Missouri has less representation in Washington D.C. because of illegal immigration.
• 10/ 2/2012: Radio Story – One Missouri House representative and State Senate candidate calls for ban on gifts to legislators.
• 9/25/2012: Radio Story – Republicans react to Akin staying in Senate race
• 5/ 1/2012: Radio Story – House committee passes bill to mandate county assessors to consider market factors
• 4/25/2012: Radio Story – The Senate has officially passed the state budget and now goes to conference committee.
• 4/19/2012: Radio Story – Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri partner to apply for federal grant money to develop small modular reactors.
• 4/17/2012: Radio Story – The state education board approves closing three Imagine charter academies in St. Louis.
• 4/12/2012: Radio Story – Former Governor Roger Wilson indicted by a grand jury for his involvement with Missouri Employers Mutual.
• 4/ 5/2012: Radio Story – As Jerry Sandusky appears in court, the Missouri House passes stricter mandatory reporting laws.
• 4/ 3/2012: Radio Story – Representatives from Anheuser Busch and Miller brewing companies testify to stop bill from going to Senate floor.
• 3/ 6/2012: Radio Story – The House Minority Caucus calls for the Speaker of the House to not go through with plans to induct Limbaugh.

Below are some of my print stories and contributions to print stories that have appeared in various newspapers and news websites including Mother Jones, the Columbia Missourian, KMOX, the El Dorado Springs Sun, and more. Through my work at Missouri Digital News, many of my print stories have been picked up by the Missouri Press Association (MPA). MPA serves as the largest newspaper wire service in the state of Missouri.

• 4/12/2012: Newspaper Story – Former Missouri Governor Roger Wilson indicted by grand jury for his involvement with Missouri Employers Mutual.
• 3/ 1/2012: Newspaper Story – An American Bar Association task force presented recommendations to review the death penalty in Missouri.
• 1/19/2012: Newspaper Story – The first issue to pass the Missouri House puts limits on state spending.
• 1/12/2012: Contribution to story on Mother Jones.