Samantha Coetzee was an associate producer for WBUR's Morning Edition.
She worked behind the scenes to get the news to you before you've even had your coffee. Before coming to WBUR, she was on the air as a Morning Edition host at KUNC in Greeley, Colorado, and spent time at New Hampshire Public Radio as a weekend host.
Samantha fell in love with radio at her college radio station, WUNH, where she was General Manager and curated daily music shows. Samantha graduated with a degree in journalism and design studies from the University of New Hampshire.
A New England native and type two fun enthusiast, when she's not in the studio she can be found climbing New Hampshire's granite cliffs or peak bagging 4,000 footers.
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How daffodils became a Boston Marathon tradition
Daffodils are one of the newer Boston Marathon tradition, thanks to a dedicated team of gardeners and volunteers. Some runners say they use the little flowers' progress as a marker...
A library vending machine comes to Cape Cod
The Osterville Village Library hopes a new vending machine that can hold up to 250 pieces of media will allow more people to access the library in their own time....
COVID's economic impact on Black Bostonians and businesses
Nicole Obi, President and CEO of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts joined WBUR’s Morning Edition ahead of the council's annual Mass Black Expo to talk more about the pandemic’s...
A new Massachusetts department wants you to get outdoors
Paul Jahnige, the director of the newly created Office of Outdoor Recreation, spoke with WBUR’s Morning Edition about the new department and what Massachusetts has to offer.
It's come to this: Mass. made a PSA to prevent Storrowing
The DCR posted a video reminiscent an early-aughts Sarah McLachlan SPCA ad on social media asking people to "save a rented moving truck" by avoiding Storrow Drive this move-in season.
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'Moisture stressed' trees will likely produce less vibrant fall foliage this year
Nicole Keleher, the forest health program director at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, explained the trees are “moisture-stressed” as the result of excessive rain in the area.
Worcester awards funds for a universal basic income pilot program
The city is giving $250,000 to fund a pilot a program that will give a guaranteed monthly stipend to 52 low-income households.
Exhibit detailing the history of slavery in Boston opens in Faneuil Hall
The two-floor exhibit details the lives of individual enslaved African and Native American people in Boston and how the city upheld the institution of slavery.
Head of Boston FBI division is retiring
Special Agent in Charge Joseph R. Bonavolonta is ending his 27-year career at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the agency's Boston division announced Friday.
10 years after the Boston Marathon bombings, here's how these survivors are finding joy
Ten years after two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, a few survivors of that difficult day tell WBUR the moments in their lives that are...