Peter O'Dowd
Host-correspondent, Here & Now
Peter O'Dowd is Here & Now’s host-correspondent. When the full-time hosts are off air, Peter steps in to cover the day’s most important stories.
Otherwise, from his base in Arizona, Peter is out covering issues critical to the Southwestern United States. His environmental reporting includes the ongoing drought on the Colorado River and the impact of rising temperatures in the region. He also covers the battle over immigration and the changing political dynamics of the Western U.S. As the former news director of KJZZ in Phoenix, he helped establish news bureaus that spanned much of the southern border.
Peter got his start in broadcasting at Wyoming Public Radio. He's a graduate of Georgetown and Columbia universities.
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