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 — With just over three months to go in Massachusetts’ current fiscal year, there are new warnings from the Patrick administration regarding a potential budget shortfall of up to $295 million.
THE STATE HOUSE — St. Patrick’s Day is also Evacuation Day, one of two holidays in Massachusetts — along with June’s Bunker Hill Day — observed in only Suffolk County. Efforts to repeal the two holidays are active at the State House.
THE STATE HOUSE — Prompted anew by the suicide of a 15-year-old South Hadley girl, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday designed to clamp down on school bullying across the state.
THE STATE HOUSE — With Lawrence facing a $25 million budget shortfall, House lawmakers approved a measure that would allow the city to borrow up to $35 million, to avoid bankruptcy.
BOSTON — Former Boston TV meteorologist Don Kent has died. He was 92. The Quincy native worked on radio and television for 50 years as a meteorologist, including more than 30 years with WBZ radio and television.
BOSTON — Ocean scientists say 2010 could bring huge algae blooms off the New England Coast that may increase the threat of shellfish beds being closed by red tide.
BOSTON — The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston is reviewing its 1993 probe of an attempted mail bombing in which authorities questioned Amy Bishop, a former Braintree resident and professor recently accused of killing three colleagues in Alabama.
BOSTON — Massachusetts was more than prepared for what had been predicted to be a major snowstorm, but by mid-afternoon many people were left wondering: Why all the fuss?
BOSTON — Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the city of Lawrence to borrow up to $35 million to avoid a financial meltdown. But at the same time, they are questioning the ability of one of their House colleagues to serve as the city’s mayor at the same time.
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.
