Melissa Gerr
Senior ProducerMelissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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For more than a century, the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center -- called BARC -- has generated scientific discoveries that improved farmers’ productivity, food safety and human nutrition. The Federal government may be shutting it down. We hear about the impacts it has made on the lives of Americans. -
Betsy Fox Tolentino calls her new gig -- heading Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services -- her dream job. We ask how it's going. -
Baltimore born and bred David Bonnett, a producer for the new feature film 'Baltimorons', talks about what it was like filming in his home town. -
With other states, Maryland is suing the Trump administration over transportation, healthcare and other cuts. Republicans warn those lawsuits put federal funds for the Key Bridge at risk. We ask Attorney Gen. Anthony Brown. -
As a teen-ager, Cory McCray was on a path of guns and drug-dealing until he became an apprentice. We talk with the now State Senator about his book: 'The Apprenticeship that Saved My Life: Guidebook to Navigating the Earn-While-You-Learn Opportunity of a Lifetime.' -
I. Henry Phillips Sr. documented the vibrancy of Black communities in Baltimore for decades. His son, Webster Phillips, talks with us about his vast photo archive. -
On its argument that untraceable “ghost guns” amp up violence in the city, Baltimore just won a $62 million verdict against a company that makes them. What will be the impact? -
What happens when a teacher's union tries to edit history for its students? -
The Natural History Society of Maryland brings people on a walking tour to explore the geology of Baltimore’s buildings and monuments. We get a preview! -
Baltimore author Rosalia Scalia's latest collection is full of tales of love, loss, surprise... and despicable characters who will charm you!
