Sheilah Kast
Host, On The RecordSheilah Kast hosts On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am. She came to WYPR from NPR 2006. In 2014 she and her team at Maryland Morning won a prestigious Dupont-Columbia University award for a year-long probe of inequality in the Baltimore region called “The Lines Between Us.” Sheilah learned how to report the news at The Washington Star, and learned the craft of broadcasting at ABC News, where she covered the White House, Congress, and the 1991 Moscow coup that signaled the end of the Soviet empire. She has launched and hosted two weekly interview shows on public TV.
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Both electric bills and gas bills are soaring, shredding people’s budgets. We ask People’s Counsel David Lapp what’s going on, besides cold weather. -
We talk with Baltimore Banner investigative reporter Jessica Calefati about alarming fatality rates of children who suffered abuse and neglect in Maryland. -
Rev. Cristina Paglinauan and Andrea Chamblee share their stories about tapping into their power. -
Attorney General Anthony Brown and some democratic colleagues are working to combat presidential executive orders that have come fast and furious. Plus, Baltimore City is fighting back, too. -
The LISS program — low-impact support services for people with disabilities — may be completely cut if Gov. Moore's proposed budget cuts go through. What could that mean? -
Can a healthcare system in Maryland stop illegal guns from entering the state? -
A new book looks at the history of ads placed by formerly enslaved people who hoped to reconnect with family and loved ones. -
We talk with author and professor Martha S. Jones about her book, Birthright Citizens. -
Brain Balance says their program is like cross training for the brain. We ask how it works. -
Sen. Guy Guzzone, chair of the senate budget and tax committee, talks through challenges and possible solutions.
