Steve Brown is a WBUR News host and reporter.
Steve began his career in radio while still in high school in the late 1970's 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 1990's, 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.
E-mail Steve: sbrown@bu.edu
Steve twitters @stevenebrown and at @WBURSteve
BOSTON — The focus turns to casino gambling and slot machines on Beacon Hill Tuesday, as both supporters and opponents of gaming make their case at the State House.
BOSTON — State officials are encouraged by the latest revenue figures for the month of January. They’re up 3.1 percent over January of 2009.
BOSTON — Members of the board meeting in Bridgewater voted unanimously on the proposal to incorporate the unaccredited Southern New England School of Law in Dartmouth into the University of Massachusetts system.
BOSTON — State lawmakers, human service providers and other stakeholders that rely on state aid are all poring over the budget unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Deval Patrick. It has $800 million worth of budget cuts and relies on $600 million in yet to be approved federal aid in order to keep the state budget balanced.
BOSTON — Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown met Tuesday with Democratic Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, a week after being elected to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy’s unexpired term in the U.S. Senate. The two men found common ground on several issues, including jobs, education and the need to release stimulus funds to help jumpstart projects in the city.
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick, delivering his third state of the state address just two days after the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate, urged voters to channel their anger in a positive direction.
The numbers in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate election were extraordinary on all counts. More voters showed up at the polls than in any non-presidential general election in Massachusetts since 1990. And when they did turn out, 52 percent of voters cast their ballots for Scott Brown, the first time in decades that the liberal state has elected a Republican to federal office.
BOSTON — The controversy over a proposed charter school in Gloucester will likely be part of the House debate Wednesday on education reform.
BOSTON — It’s a waiting game on Beacon Hill, as several state senators hope that their colleague, Anthony Galluccio, resigns before they are forced to deal with his absence. If Galluccio does resign, or is expelled by the Senate, however, it is likely the political calendar will keep the seat vacant until next January.
BOSTON — BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers return to the Statehouse next week for the second half of their biennial session. Priorities in the coming year range from patching state finances, the possibility of casino gambling, and, most immediately, an education reform bill.
Here’s what’s ahead for Beacon Hill:
Education Is The First Priority
Right away, it will be [...]
BOSTON — When you’re dealing with multi-billion-dollar budgets, not everyone agrees on the numbers. To help craft next year’s spending plan, three State House committees will hear from a panel of experts Wednesday to try to reach consensus about how much money Massachusetts is bringing in.
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation claims the state is still facing a $300 to $500 million deficit the current fiscal year, even though the governor and Legislature just began implementing $484 million in cuts.
BOSTON — Massachusetts Democrats are putting up a united front after Attorney General Martha Coakley topped the field of four candidates seeking their party’s nomination to the Senate seat once held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.
BOSTON — Regardless of who wins the election for U.S. Senate in January, there will be an open political job for someone new — either Martha Coakley’s Attorney General post, or Scott Brown’s seat in the state Senate.
BOSTON — The two Republican candidates vying for their party’s U.S. Senate nomination appeared in their only televised forum of the campaign on Monday night. The two disagreed on a variety of topics during the half hour appearance on WGBH-TV’s “Greater Boston” program.
BOSTON — Twenty-eight vacant staff positions were eliminated at the State House on Friday, drawing criticism from at least one lawmaker on Beacon Hill.
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick emerged from a meeting with House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray and said they have a plan for working through the budget issue, an education bill and a crime bill.
BOSTON — 750 people were given the H1N1 swine flu vaccine at a clinic in Uphams Corner in Dorchester. The clinics at community health centers are being held as the vaccine slowly becomes more available.
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to announce budget reductions Thursday afternoon to help close an estimated $600 million dollar spending gap.
BOSTON — Despite a financial setback that put this year’s First Night Boston celebration in jeopardy, the festivities will go on as planned.
