Catherine Welch
Managing Editor, Planning, Here & Now
Catherine Welch is the Managing Editor, Planning for Here & Now. She joined WBUR in 2022.
Catherine has led newsrooms in Colorado, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina and Rhode Island, and has worked on podcasts focused on Civil Rights history and research in STEM.
Catherine has filed stories for NPR’s All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition. In 2009 she was part of an NPR series on America’s Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, NC following Marine families during the battalion’s deployment to southern Afghanistan.
She is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
Recently published
Rural Virginia food bank in limbo as Trump tax bill's cuts to SNAP move through Congress
President Trump's tax bill, making its way through the U.S. Senate, includes cuts to the food assistance program known as SNAP.
How Americans will remember Jimmy Carter
The nation paid its final respects on Thursday to former President Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 on Dec. 29.
How hurricanes are impacting Florida's clam industry
Florida has lost much of its clam industry from hurricanes over the past year. Clam farmers say it will be a while until they can recover their losses.
Matthew Broderick stars in 'Babbitt' — a play with plenty to say about 1922 and 2024
The new stage play is being performed at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.
What bail reform looks like across the U.S.
This week, we've been diving into the aftermath of a federal lawsuit in Harris County, Texas, that ended the use of cash bail in one of the country's largest cities....
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What's next for the Class of 2024 after graduation
The high school Class of 2024 started their high school years in the thick of the pandemic, with lockdowns and online classes. Now, they've all graduated, and we catch up...
Detroit debuts 'road of the future' with wireless electric vehicle charging
Detroit is testing a new way to charge electric vehicles that don’t require plugging in. Just park or drive your car on the right strip of road and watch the...
How teens can set themselves up for financial success
What should high schoolers know to be successful and debt-free?
Teens and social media: What’s true, what hurts and what stays around forever
Between cyberbullying, tackling misinformation, and higher depression rates in young adults, social media is a platform with unending potential.
Meet 7 high school seniors from across the country — our Class of 2024
The Class of 2024 spent all of their high school years under some form of the pandemic, saw the culture wars play out in their schools, and watched an economy...