Andrea Appleton
Andrea no longer works for On The Record.
Andrea Appleton is a producer for On The Record. She comes to WYPR with years of experience as a freelance journalist filing stories for newspapers, magazines, and public radio. She has reported on topics ranging from bull riding to bionic fish, with an emphasis on science. She is also former senior editor of the Baltimore City Paper, and a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism.
She and her husband live in Baltimore with their two young sons.
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There will be no convictions in the death of Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured while in police custody last April. Prosecutors dropped all the charges… -
McDonald’s. Walmart. Nestle. Just a few of the multinational corporations that have vowed to stop selling eggs from caged chickens. Major brands have also… -
How are you? Ask most anyone, and the answer you’ll get is busy. We are nation starved for free time. Many of us live in a state of perpetual motion,… -
Leather created by microbes. Bacteria genetically engineered to prevent malaria. In community labs around the world, a growing number of amateur… -
Zoos. Many of us went to them as children. Many of us take our own children to them. But public outcry over keeping wild animals captive has grown in… -
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. More than 2 million Americans are currently behind bars. But reformers on both sides of… -
Buying a car can be a daunting proposition. Which make and model? New or used? What about certified pre-owned? How long is too long to be paying off a… -
It’s summer and the mosquitoes are here. But this year that familiar buzz has a menacing quality. The Zika virus is spreading. There are now over 900… -
Hate crimes against Muslims have surged in the last year. And Muslims have been a popular target during the presidential campaign: Ben Carson said a… -
At the top of the hour: This morning Judge Barry Williams delivered the verdict in the trial of Officer Cesar Goodson, the van driver charged in the death…
