Sharon Brody is the voice of WBUR's weekends. On Saturdays and Sundays, she's your WBUR host for Weekend Edition and other popular programs.
During the week, she frequently anchors the midday and afternoon news shifts. She also reports features, and contributes essays to Cognoscenti. She originated WBUR's CitySpace StoryTime, a virtual read-aloud series.
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. You can follow her on Instagram @thebrodybeat.
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'Fenway Punk': Author explains how the 'Yankees Suck" slogan fueled a musical world
Chris Wrenn, founder of Bridge Nine Records, joined Weekend Edition to discuss his new book “Fenway Punk: How a Boston Indie Label Scored Big on Baseball's Greatest Rivalry."
Refugee musicians bring a message of empathy to Worcester performance
The Refugee Orchestra Project, a collection of musicians representing the millions of immigrants and refugees in the U.S., is slated to perform Sunday at Worcester’s Mechanics Hall.
What it's like to wear an 'exoskeleton' suit
Boston Globe technology reporter Hiawatha Bray has been testing the real life "exoskeleton" suits that could make cyborgs more of a reality, including one from a local Cambridge company.
The key to this group’s Patriots super fandom? Community. And maybe a few napkins
A few dozen Patriots super fans frequent the Goat City Pub in Norton during football season, armed with megaphones, team swag and a cocktail napkin superstition. They’re especially excited to...
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Patriots face a stout Texans defense in Sunday's playoff game
The New England Patriots notched their first playoff win since Super Bowl LIII when they defeated the Los Angeles Chargers last week. Now they hope to keep their unlikely championship...
New England Patriots in their first playoff game in four years
The New England Patriots appear in their first playoff game in four years when they host the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night. It's New England's first playoff game in four...
A gem of the theater world, Boston's Emerson Colonial turns 125
The Emerson Colonial Theatre turned 125 years old this month. It’s the oldest, continuously running theater in the city.
A new print magazine celebrates creativity of adult fans of Legos
Massachusetts resident Sam Aquillano’s passion for Lego building as an art form drove him to create a new, independent magazine, Bricka. The first issue printed this month.