Emily Hofstaedter
General Assignment ReporterEmily is a general assignment news reporter for WYPR.
Emily began her journalism radio career nestled out on the tundra and on the shores of the sea ice in Nome, Alaska. Out there she covered everything from dog sled racing (mushing), climate change and Indigenous sovereignty. The work she did with her news team covering mishandled sexual assaults has won awards from the Alaska Press Club and led to an update in the Alaska consent statute.
In Alaska she met her now husband, and the two of them ended up in America’s Greatest City! She then spent a year working as a Ben Bagdikian Fellow for Mother Jones magazine doing research and fact-checking while she reported on issues ranging from labor politics, environmental justice and religion.
Emily originally hails from just up the Susquehanna River in Lancaster, PA and so the Chesapeake watershed has always been her home. When she isn’t reporting you might catch her performing with a local theatre troupe, writing poetry or hiking Maryland’s glorious range of trails.
Send her news tips at [email protected] or on Twitter @ehofstaedter!
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“You don't have to guess which week to put it out anymore.” -
Three people, all new arrivals from Guatemala, were killed as a result of injuries sustained from a Tuesday morning rowhome fire. -
“Asthma rates are too high and a lot of it has to do with the incinerator.” -
Tom speaks with the Nutrition Diva Monica Reinagel about healthy eating, and they hear from the Maryland Food Bank about hunger and healthy eating concerns across the state. -
Pava LaPere’s mother again testifies in Annapolis to reduce time-off for some Maryland sex offendersSB 1098, known as the Pava LaPere Act, would get rid of automatic diminution credits for offenders who commit first-degree sex offenses. -
“One of the things we really want to drive home is the need for more oversight and public investigation.” -
South Baltimore residents grapple with spotty public transport and a lack of walkable infrastructure to handle life’s daily needs. -
On our Midday news wrap Tom talks about congressional races across Maryland and this week's update on ghost guns and officer misconduct. -
In 2022, the city sued the ghost gun manufacturer alleging that its untraceable guns — those produced by the kits have no serial numbers — were contributing to the gun violence epidemic in Baltimore City. -
The five indictments announced Tuesday range from assault, misconduct, excessive force and theft.
