Rob Sivak
Contributing producer, MiddayRob Sivak is a contributing producer for Midday, with host Tom Hall. Recently retired after a seven-year stint as Midday's senior producer, Rob joined WYPR in 2015 as senior producer of Hall's previous show, Maryland Morning (which aired its final broadcast on September 16th, 2016). Before coming to the station, Rob enjoyed a 36-year career at the congressionally funded global broadcaster, Voice of America. At VOA, he honed his skills as a news and feature reporter, producer, editor and program host.
After reporting assignments at VOA's New York City, United Nations and Los Angeles bureaus, Rob spent two decades covering international food, farming and nutrition issues for VOA's 180-million worldwide listeners, and created and hosted several popular VOA science magazines. At Midday, he continued to pursue his passion for radio and his abiding interests in science, health, technology and politics.
Rob grew up as an ex-pat "oil brat" on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia, and studied and traveled widely in the Middle East, Europe and Africa. He attended Hofstra University in New York and Boston University's School of Public Communications. Rob and his wife Caroline Barnes, a writer, live in Silver Spring, Maryland, where they've raised three daughters.
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Bestselling novelist Ann Patchett discusses her latest book, "Tom Lake" and first-time novelist Lindsay Lynch joins us to talk about her debut work, "Do Tell." -
The annual contest encourages Baltimore area youth to "Dream Big" for their future. -
A new film festival debuts in Baltimore this summer with plans to focus on the local film scene. -
As he prepares to retire at the end of his current term in 2024, Maryland's Senior Senator discusses the urgent domestic and foreign policy issues of the day, and reflects on a lifetime of public service. -
Classical musicians Carolyn Surrick and Ronn McFarlane combine the viola da gamba and the lute again on their new album "And So Flows the River." -
World-renowned mezzo soprano Denyce Graves spearheads a program to further open the world of classical singing to youthful talent of all races and ethnicities. -
Today is another edition of Midday in the Neighborhood. We turn our focus to Locust Point. -
The deadline for reaching a deal to avoid defaulting on the nation’s debt looms ever closer. But congressional leaders look no closer to reaching an agreement. -
Real estate developers David Bramble — who's leading the redesign of Harborplace — and Christopher Mfume discuss how they hope to change and enliven Baltimore's cityscape. -
The new show at the Walters reflects 2000 years of artistic traditions, with pieces from East and Southeast Asia and from Islamic cultures spanning West to South Asia.
