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Bob Oakes

Host, Morning Edition
Bob Oakes

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.

Recent stories

Gabriel Gomez Touts Newcomer Status In U.S. Senate Race

May 17, 2013
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez campaigns in front of the John Adams statue in Quincy Thursday. (Elise Amendola/AP)

BOSTON — The former Navy SEAL and private equity investor from Cohasset talks about what he, as an outsider, could bring to Congress, and some key issues in the race.

Bruins Prepare To Face Rangers In Playoffs

May 16, 2013

BOSTON — For the first time in 40 years, the Bruins and Rangers will square off post-season.

Senate Budget Proposal About ‘Making Difficult Choices’

May 16, 2013

BOSTON — Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, says the proposal from the Senate is “a modest budget, as it should be.”

Expert: Children Especially Susceptible To Post-Bombing Anxiety

May 15, 2013

BOSTON — Psychotherapist and Boston College professor John Dacey discusses anxiety in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings and offers ways to cope.

Coping With Anger After The Marathon Bombings

May 10, 2013

BOSTON — 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, 2013

BOSTON — 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, 2013

BOSTON — 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, 2013

BOSTON — 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, 2013

BOSTON — 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
“We walk this street everyday and we just needed just to feel it, and see it,” said Lisa Watt-Bucchi, pictured above. (Kathleen McNerney/WBUR)

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.

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