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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The City’s Economic and Community Development Committee advanced three pieces of legislation, including a proposed charter amendment, during a four-hour long meeting Tuesday. -
It follows months of tumultuous conflict between the city’s council and Mayor Brandon Scott over the most recent redistricting efforts. -
A study from the University of Pennsylvania into the first 18 months of the Group Violence Reduction Strategy in western Baltimore suggests the program reduced gun violence by 25%. -
The Department of Public Works is almost up to speed on its challenges with delayed trucks, staffing vacancies, and route changes. -
The main difference between this operation and other affordable housing initiatives is that the units are already built. -
The new fleet will serve about 300 of the city’s students, reducing greenhouse gasses, and contributing to a quieter, more comfortable quality of life around the city’s neighborhoods. -
The group says a smaller council will be more effective. -
If passed, the ENOUGH Act commits $15 million, for areas like Brooklyn to address issues like housing, employment or healthcare. -
The tailor and designer from West Baltimore has been making custom hoodies, vests… and just about anything else a fan could dream up. -
Mayor Brandon Scott is urging commuters to build extra time into their morning drive, particularly around the grid at Centre, Liberty, St. Paul and Fayette streets. Light rail service between North Avenue and Camden Yards is currently suspended.
