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Bob Oakes has been WBUR’s Morning Edition anchor since 1992. He is one of the most well-known and respected news people in New England, with a 20-year career in radio broadcasting, including ten years with Boston’s all-news commercial radio station WEEI and coverage of national issues for the CBS Radio Network.
Coping With Anger After The Marathon Bombings
May 10, 2013BOSTON — We speak with a psychiatrist about how to deal with anger in the aftermath of the terror attack on Boston.
A Closer Look At Charges Against 3 Arrested In Connection With Bombings
May 02, 2013BOSTON — We speak with David Frank, managing editor of Mass Lawyers Weekly, to explain the new arrests connected to the Boston Marathon bombings.
Carjack Victim Recounts Run-In With Bombing Suspects
April 26, 2013BOSTON — For 90 minutes last Thursday night, a 27-year-old entrepreneur was trapped in his own car with the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.
After U.S. Senate Race Is ‘Frozen In Place,’ A Final Push
April 26, 2013BOSTON — Candidates have just one more weekend to shore up support after the Boston Marathon bombings effectively froze the race in place.
Bilateral Amputee Sends Message Of Hope To Bombing Victims
April 26, 2013BOSTON — Muji Karim lost both of his legs after a car accident in 2011. Now, he is trying to learn how to run again, and spreading a message of hope for survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings who also lost limbs.
Public Visits First Blast Site To Grieve, Look For Closure
April 25, 2013
BOSTON — For the first time since the Boston Marathon bombing, people were able to walk down Boylston Street Wednesday, and past the sites of the two blasts.
Civil Rights Lawyer On Miranda Rights And Tsarnaev
April 22, 2013BOSTON — The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has not been read his Miranda rights, which would inform him of his right to an attorney and to not to self incriminate.
Media, Take Note: ‘The Race To Be First Often Results In The Race To Be Wrong’
April 20, 2013BOSTON — NPR’s media correspondent David Folkenflik analyzed the news coverage of the marathon bombings and Friday’s manhunt.
Former Mass. Police Officer Assesses Manhunt
April 20, 2013BOSTON — Robert Long, a former state police lieutenant who now does high-level security, shared his insight.
Marathon Bombing Suspect To Be Interrogated By High Value Target Unit
April 20, 2013BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is expected to be questioned by a special interrogation team. A former CIA interrogator joined us to talk about that that could entail.