Deb Becker is a seasoned journalist with extensive experience in broadcasting and news reporting. Currently serving as a Senior Correspondent and Host at WBUR since April 1998, Becker focuses on criminal justice, mental health, and substance use disorders, contributing to various award-winning journalism initiatives. Prior to this role, Becker worked as a writer at WBZ-AM and held various positions at notable organizations such as The Christian Science Monitor, WHDH Radio, WORC-AM, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, WXLO - Citadel Communications, and WEEI. Becker holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication/Media Studies from Boston University and St. Bonaventure University.
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WBUR
90.9 WBUR-FM is Boston's NPR news station and the home of nationally syndicated programs, including On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Car Talk, which reach millions of listeners each week on NPR stations across the country and online. WBUR provides listeners with thorough coverage of local, national and international news from NPR, Public Radio International and the BBC, in addition to its own locally produced content. WBUR has a dedicated newsroom reporting original, local content throughout the day, as well as Radio Boston, a daily news magazine examining issues, news, people and places through a distinctly Boston lens. Through a dynamic exchange of ideas, WBUR serves and engages the local community as a source of news and information, providing insight and cultural context that unites a diverse, complex and changing world.
