Ashley Sterner
Co-host of WYPR’s On The RecordAshley Sterner is the co-host of WYPR’s On The Record. With co-host Sheilah Kast, Ashley interviews artists, scientists, community leaders, and others. Ashley previously served WYPR’s local host of Morning Edition from 2005 to 2024. During that time, she spent 7 years managing on-air fundraising at WYPR, and 9 years teaching classes about audio storytelling and radio station operations at Towson University.
Ashley began her public radio career at WAMU in Washington DC, being hired for her first position there at 18 years old. She lives in Baltimore, and likes to spend her free time hiking, biking, and running through the city and its surrounding natural areas.
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A Stoop story from Adam Stone about finding common ground within his family. -
The Natural History Society of Maryland offers walking tours to explore the geology of Baltimore’s buildings and monuments. We get a preview! -
Maryland’s General Assembly session that’s wrapping up tonight. What is still on the table? -
Jeanette Machen tells a story about her first grade hero: Yoda. -
We preview “Cloud Nebula,” an afro-futuristic cinematic opera produced by Baltimore-based music collective Afro House. -
Can simply talking to strangers change your perceptions and attitudes? The Rekindle Fellowship brings leaders from Baltimore’s Black and Jewish communities together for thoughtful and challenging dialogue with hopes of fostering connection. How is it working? -
For International Transgender Day of Visibility, therapist M. Pease, Trans Maryland executive director Lee Blinder, and Trans Maryland policy director Charlotte Hoffman discuss what life is like for transgender people in Maryland. They also talk about the Birth Certificate Modernization Act, a bill currently in the General Assembly. -
Station North will be lit! We get a preview of 'Inviting Light.' -
We talk with oral historian Maria Gabriela Aldana about her continuing work to honor memory, legacy and resilience from the FSK bridge collapse. -
Olivia Caretti, from the Oyster Recovery Partnership talks about restoring and protecting oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.