WYPR News Roundup

Baltimore County's primary results are official, and reporter John Lee has the winners heading into November. The Baltimore Banner's Sapna Bansil breaks down the county's first year of public campaign funding. Plus, Erick Oribio, the founder of Latin Opinion, a Baltimore-based Spanish language media network talks about the recovery efforts after two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela. A new documentary traces Maryland's fight to repeal the Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights and the women who fought for it hoping to protect others from police violence. And we end with a few scoops of ice cream—along with details on where to find it, who's making it, and how to work off the calories while checking out the dairy farms of Maryland.

Guests

• John Lee, WYPR Baltimore County Reporter
• Sapna Bansil, The Baltimore Banner’s Baltimore County Reporter
• Erick Oribio, Founder of Latin Opinion
• Ronald Oribio, energy and infrastructure expert
• Alissa Figueroa, Filmmaker and professor at Morgan State University
• Tawanda Jones, Sister of Tyrone West
• Senator Jill Carter, Former Maryland State Senator
• Simone Phillips, Food Blogger and founder of Charm City Table
• Kristin Hanna, Director of Special Projects at the Maryland Department of Agriculture

Related Links

• Sarah David begins transition planning after decisive win for Baltimore County State’s Attorney
• After Pikesville bus crash, some wonder: Is Reisterstown Road too dangerous?
• Baltimore County’s first test of public financing in elections gets mixed reviews
• Breaking the Blue Wall
• Balance trágico a 16 días del doblete sísmico en Venezuela
• 3 new ice cream spots in Baltimore city to try!
• Enjoy the Ice Cream Trail!

Credits: Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from Isaac Moss, Elizabeth Nonemaker, and Malarie Pinkard-Pierre. Shawn Murphy and Shanya Mapson were our studio engineers. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

Between executive orders and Supreme Court decisions, how does America define itself 250 years after signing the Declaration of Independence? We hear about a Maryland woman who put her name on the revolutionary document. And there are new details on 400 Maryland soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War, including Black Marylanders, some who served in the Continental Army and others aligned with British forces.

Finally, we celebrate with a drone show and a party in Baltimore's historic Cherry Hill neighborhood!

Guests

• Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Global Refuge
• John Lee, WYPR reporter covering Baltimore County
• Martina Kado, Vice President of Research at the Maryland Center for History and Culture
• Tom Moore, Associate Professor, York College, City University of New York
• Fanon Hill, Youth Resiliency Institute

Related Links

• The temporary protected status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know
• How Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard put her name on America’s founding document - in 1777

Credits: Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from Isaac Moss, Elizabeth Nonemaker, and Malarie Pinkard-Pierre. Shawn Murphy and Shanya Mapson are our studio engineers. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

What did we learn from Maryland’s primary election? We take a look at results in Baltimore and beyond. Then we set sail. As Sail250 Maryland takes over the Inner Harbor. And we close out Pride month with a trip to Butch Garden, a family-friendly Baltimore party that started years before this Pride month and pledges to continue long after.

Guests

• Sarah Petrowich, WYPR Maryland State Government & Politics Reporter
• Nathanael Miller, WYPR’s reporter in Frederick
• William J. Ford, Political reporter for Maryland Matters
• Emily Opilo, City Hall reporter with The Baltimore Banner
• Richard Shores, Maritime operations Manager with Sail250 Maryland
• Amy Reid and Pangelica Hall with GRL PWR and Butch Garden

Related Links

• Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson defeats progressive challenger ‘Captain’ Bobby LaPin
• Maryland early voting turnout pales in comparison to ballots cast during presidential election
• April McClain Delaney wins Democratic primary in Maryland’s sixth district
• Judge dismisses temporary restraining order on mail-in ballot complaint
• Sabrina Tapp-Harper wins Baltimore sheriff’s race as Sam Cogen concedes
• Guide to Sail250: Where to see the ships and airshow, and how to get there

Credits: Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from Isaac Moss, and Elizabeth Nonemaker. Shawn Murphy and Shanya Mapson were our studio engineers. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

It's Juneteenth, and we’re celebrating. But first, as voters head to the polls, we look at how the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 affects Black voters here in Maryland. Then, we dig into the history of emancipation celebrations in this state. The month of June is also Black Music Appreciation Month, which means indulging in a little Jimi Hendrix and Black Rock and Roll before we ‘Pass the Mic’ to an artistic Baltimore rapper. To close the celebration: AFRAM turns 50. Baltimore's signature summer festival steps into its golden decade, and we've got the music and the memories to mark the occasion.

Guests

• William J Ford, Maryland Matters Reporter
• Monica Brooks, President of the NAACP Wicomico County
• Ida E. Jones, Archivist, Morgan State University
• abdu mongo ali, Artist and Rapper
• Wesley Case, Baltimore Banner Reporter
• Jasmine Vaughn-Hall, Baltimore Banner Reporter

Related Links

• Voting Rights Act for Maryland stirred emotions well before Monday meltdown
• What AFRAM means to Baltimore, through 3 generations
• As AFRAM hits 50, Baltimore’s celebration of Black culture is a tale of resiliency

Credits: Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from Isaac Moss, Elizabeth Nonemaker, and Malarie Pinkard-Pierre. Shawn Murphy and Shanya Mapson were our studio engineers. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen is not on the ballot this month, but that's not stopping his political influence. We talk to a reporter in Maryland and another in Washington, D.C., about how he's wielding his power. Then, hours after an ICE detention on school grounds had parents reeling, Bria Overs, with our news partner, the Baltimore Banner, shares her reporting on how ICE has changed the economy and the neighborhood of Highlandtown in Baltimore. We also hear from one of Baltimore's longest-serving principals. Cindy Harcum leaves Baltimore City College this year after 15 years of service. Her former student, Bry Reed, asks what makes "The Castle" so unique. And finally, Pride marches through Baltimore on Saturday, but recent changes to the festival have some members of the LGBTQ+ community asking if the city is on their side.

Guests

• Igor Bobic, NOTUS Senate Reporter
• Jenny Abamu, WAMU Prince George’s and Montgomery County Reporter
• Bria Overs, Baltimore Banner’s Business and Consumer Reporter
• Bry Reed, Baltimore Beat contributing writer
• Cindy Harcum, Former principal at Baltimore City College
• Amari-Grey Johnson, Reporter for the Baltimore Beat

Related Links

• Highlandtown’s business district was growing. Then ICE came.
• As Baltimore’s Pride festival grows, residents and city officials grapple with who gets to manage it

Credits: Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from Isaac Moss, Elizabeth Nonemaker, and Malarie Pinkard-Pierre. Shawn Murphy and Shanya Mapson were our studio engineers. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

Differences on how to handle evidence from decades-old sexual assault cases are keeping Baltimore County from accessing more than five million dollars in state funds. That’s happening as Baltimore County’s states’ attorney election hits a fever pitch. Céilí Doyle, with our news partner The Baltimore Banner, tells us about how that’s being handled, and WYPR’s award-winning reporter, John Lee, takes us through the county ballot races from states’ attorney to county council to county executive. We pass the mic to a career counselor who helps women navigate careers that sometimes pivot, and one Baltimore documentarian takes a hard look at The Wire and reclaims Baltimore’s past, present, and future in her new film, Beyond the Wire.

Guests

• Céilí Doyle, The Baltimore Banner
• John Lee, WYPR Reporter, Baltimore County
• Dr. Alethia Tucker, Career Coach
• Dr. S Rasheem, Documentary filmmaker
• Eric Brown, Founder of The P.E.A.C.E Team

Related Links

• Baltimore County’s dilemma: Risk retraumatizing rape survivors, or lose $5.3 million?
• At Baltimore County Council forum residents focus on their neighborhoods, not county politics
• Mangione sworn in to the Baltimore County Council

Credits: Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from our new Anthony Brandon Summer Fellow, Isaac Moss, Malarie Pinkard-Pierre and Elizabeth Nonemaker. Shawn Murphy and Shanya Mapson were our studio engineers. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots were re-sent to Maryland voters after a vendor error. Has that error been rectified? Matt Bush talks with Maryland State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis. WYPR statehouse reporter Sarah Petrowich talks about Senate President Bill Ferguson’s recent movement on redistricting and the challenge to his Senate seat from newcomer Bobby LaPin. Matt also speaks with WYPR’s Nathanael Miller about Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, which stretches from Montgomery County to the edge of the state. Incumbent Rep. April McClain Delaney is being challenged by the former incumbent, David Trone, who helped put her in office. Osita Nwanevu, a political reporter for The Guardian, discusses the challenges of reporting during trying times. Finally, we head to Bowie State University to find out more about faculty layoffs there.

Guests

• Jared DeMarinis, Maryland State Elections Administrator
• Sarah Petrowich, WYPR Maryland State Government & Politics Reporter
• Nathanael Miller, WYPR Frederick Reporter
• Osita Nwanevu, Political Reporter for The Guardian
• Ellie Wolfe, Baltimore Banner Reporter

Related Links

• Maryland Senate president faces toughest election challenge as redistricting lurks in race
• Maryland Senate Democrats will convene to discuss redistricting special session
• Immigration at the forefront of Democratic primary in Maryland’s Sixth District

Credits: Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from Elizabeth Nonemaker. Shawn Murphy and Shanya Mapson were our studio engineers. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

The price of GLP-1s may be going down in Maryland, but not in time for this summer season. We check in on the status of 911 caller response in Baltimore County. And festival season is upon us — what to do at Artscape, how to dress for this and every summer fest- then, an escape to the Eastern Shore.

Guests

• Scott Maucione, WYPR Health Reporter

• Ben Schmidt, President, Howard County Teachers’ Association

• Byard Duncan, Freelance reporter for Reveal and the Center for Investigative Reporting

• Avon Dorsey, Fashion Designer

• Tom Horton, Journalist and author

Credits: Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from Elizabeth Nonemaker. Shawn Murphy was our studio engineer. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

We've got questions for Maryland Secretary of Health Dr. Meena Seshamani about protecting yourself and your family from hantavirus and ticks. She also tells us about vaccine changes, health insurance, and more! Plus, the backstory of the big fuel leak from Joint Base Andrews, its impact on Piscataway Creek and the Potomac River … a Baltimore food blogger's inside look at the city's restaurant scene … and the first Preakness to be run outside of Charm City in more than a century!

Guests

• Dr. Meena Seshamani, Maryland Health Secretary

• Tim Wheeler, associate editor and senior writer, The Bay Journal

• Dean Naujoks, Potomac Riverkeeper

• Simone Phillips, creator of Charm City Table blog

• Childs Walker, contributor to The Baltimore Banner

Related Links

• An army of ticks is sending more Marylanders to the ER
• Maryland Department of Health Monitoring Two Maryland Residents Following Potential Hantavirus Exposure Linked to M/V Hondius Passenger
• Maryland joins public health coalition to bolster public health standards
• Moore signs over 140 bills into Maryland law; highlights Vax Act and short-term rental safety
• Maryland Health Connection
• Maryland One Application
• Cleanup continues of jet fuel that leaked into Potomac River tributary
• Potomac Riverkeeper Blog on Joint Base Andrews Jet Fuel Spill

Credits

Matt Bush is the host of WYPR's News Roundup. We had help from Elizabeth Nonemaker, Sheilah Kast and Rob Timm. Shawn Murphy and Shanya Mapson were our studio engineers. Amy Walters is WYPR's Executive Producer.

Just over two year ago, Maryland woke up to the shocking news that the Francis Scott Key Bridge had collapsed into the Patapsco River after being hit by the cargo ship Dali. The tragedy claimed the lives of six men who were working on the half-century-old bridge, taking with it one of the state’s busiest interstate connectors and a vital beltway link for the East Baltimore community.

As crews sifted through the wreckage, conversation soon turned to the murkier questions of how the bridge will be replaced, the cost, and who will pay for it. The economic and human impact of the collapse presents an opportunity to think broadly about other forms of regional transit and how we balance competing interests while still delivering the project efficiently.

Ian Coss, host of the acclaimed podcast, The Big Dig, hosted a special live taping on Tuesday, March 31st at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, covering these questions and more.

Guests include:

- U.S. Congressman Johnny Olszewski

- Samantha J. Biddle, Deputy Secretary for the Maryland Department of Transportation

- Arkia Wade of Turner Station Conservation Teams and founder/CEO of Neighborhood Companions, Inc.

- Klaus Philipsen, president of the architecture and urban design firm ArchPlan Inc.

- WYPR reporter Wambui Kamau, along with other special guests

The podcast was produced by WYPR's Executive Producer, Amy Walters