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Steve began his career in radio while still in high school in the late 1970s on Cape Cod. In 1979, during his freshman year at Emerson College, Steve began providing news reports from the Massachusetts State House for various radio stations around the state including WROR and WRKO in Boston, WMAS in Springfield, WNBH in New Bedford and WCIB in Falmouth.
In 1987, Steve joined the staff of WMJX and WMEX in Boston as a political and general assignment reporter, heading up the station’s award-winning coverage of the Dukakis presidential campaign. In the early 1990s, Steve began working in television as a reporter and writer at WLVI-TV in Boston, and later at WBZ-TV (CBS-4).
Steve returned to his radio roots in 2003 as an news anchor/host at WBUR, and has covered a variety of stories including congressional redistricting, casino gambling, the state budget process and the passing of former Boston mayor, Kevin White.
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Manhunt Prompts Lockdown Of Boston’s Deserted Streets
April 19, 2013
Picture how almost everything is shut down on a snow day, but without the snow — that’s how it was Friday as law enforcement conducted an intensive manhunt looking for the suspect-at-large in connection to the Boston Marathon bombings.
Longtime TV Sportscasters Flavin, Lobel To Announce Sox Games
April 08, 2013
BOSTON — This season, the Boston Red Sox will have three different public address announcers at Fenway Park. On Opening Day, we speak with two of them.
WBUR Poll: Democratic Nominee ‘In Pretty Good Position’
February 15, 2013BOSTON — We speak with MassINC pollster Steve Koczela about our latest U.S. Senate poll
Ed Markey Launches Bid For U.S. Senate
February 03, 2013
MALDEN, Mass. — It’s shaping up to be a battle between the progressive and conservative branches of the state’s Democratic Party, as two long-time congressman hope to succeed John Kerry in the U.S. Senate.
Gov. Patrick Calls For Income Tax Hike
January 16, 2013
BOSTON — In his annual address, the governor called for hiking the income tax but also lowering the sales tax.
A Remembrance: Boston Cowboy Rex Trailer
January 10, 2013
In 1956, he galloped into town on his horse, and for nearly 20 years as the host of “Boomtown” he was a familiar face on TVs.
Discussing Mass. And The Fiscal Cliff
December 31, 2012Tax hikes and large spending cuts in defense and domestic spending would have a direct impact in Massachusetts.
Casinos Make Slow, Steady Progress In Mass. In 2012
December 31, 2012BOSTON — A year after Gov. Deval Patrick legalized casinos in Massachusetts, progress is slow but sure.
Getting An Unexpected, Close Up Look At Border Security
December 26, 2012
A routine trip home from a brief vacation in Canada turned into a bit of an adventure for WBUR’s Steve Brown.
Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Silence Is Deafening’ After School Shooting
December 15, 2012
NEWTOWN, Conn. — WBUR’s Steve Brown reports on the somber mood in the small Connecticut town where 20 children and six adults were killed at an elementary school on Friday.