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Sharon Brody

News Anchor
Sharon Brody

Sharon Brody is the voice of WBUR’s weekend mornings. On Saturdays and Sundays, she anchors the news for Weekend Edition and other popular programs such as Only A Game, Living on Earth and Car Talk.  During the week she frequently anchors the midday and afternoon news shifts. She also contributes essays to Cognoscenti, wbur.org’s opinion page.

A Boston radio veteran, Brody’s experience includes more than a decade as Morning Edition anchor at WGBH and a long stint as morning news anchor, news director and features editor at WFNX.

Her humorous essays and features for broadcast and print have permeated WFNX, Marketplace, Monitor Radio, TV 38, the Boston Phoenix and other outlets.  She also was a co-founder of Boston’s award-winning radio sketch comedy troupe, No Soap Radio.

Brody’s hobbies include reading, writing, photography, eavesdropping and complaining about any temperatures below 65 degrees.

Recent stories

Marathon Preview: Past Champions And Favorites To Watch

April 14, 2013

We hear from past winners who attended the annual Champions’ Breakfast held by the Boston Athletic Association and get a preview of tomorrow’s big race.

Fenway Adds New Voices, Including A Teacher’s

April 07, 2013

BOSTON — The Red Sox will have three different announcers share the spot behind the microphone. We speak with one of them — high school teacher Henry Mahegan.

That Marsalis Magic — Branford’s That Is

February 07, 2013
The Branford Marsalis Quartet: Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis, Marsalis, Justin Faulkner. (Eric Ryan Anderson)

Branford Marsalis brings his quartet to Scullers.

Patriots, Ravens To Face Off For Super Bowl Spot

January 20, 2013

BOSTON — The AFC championship game kicks off Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. For the second year in a row, the Patriots face the Baltimore Ravens in the big game.

Houston Fans Finding It Difficult To Be Positive

January 13, 2013

BOSTON — Even a longtime observer of football in Houston is not giving the Texans much of a chance to beat the Patriots on Sunday.

3 Years After Haiti Earthquake, Orphanage Opens In Honor Of Mass. Victim

January 12, 2013
The newly constructed Be Like Brit orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti, in the shape of a "B" (Courtesy Be Like Brit)

BOSTON — Britney Gengel’s parents have dedicated an orphanage in Haiti that they built in their daughter’s memory.

Mass. Braces For Another Special Election To Fill Kerry Seat

December 22, 2012
President Barack Obama looks to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., after announcing his nomination as the next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

BOSTON — Massachusetts voters weary from one of the nation’s costliest and most divisive U.S. Senate races are facing another tumultuous election, following President Obama’s nomination of Sen. John Kerry as secretary of state.

How To Help Kids Feel Safe After Tragedies

December 15, 2012
A woman comforts a young girl during a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn. (Andrew Gombert, Pool/AP)

BOSTON — Around the country, parents are talking to their children about the tragedy. Stuart Goldman is a psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital, and has counseled children who’ve been affected — directly or peripherally — by tragedies.

State Official: How Mass. Residents Can Prepare For Sandy

October 27, 2012

BOSTON — A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency gives an overview of what Mass. residents can do to protect their property from the storm’s effects.

Farrell To Be Next Red Sox Manager

October 21, 2012
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell has been hired as the new Red Sox manager. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)

BOSTON — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell will return to Boston next season. The former Red Sox pitching coach has been hired to a three-year deal.

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