Hady Mawajdeh
Digital Engagement Reporter/ProducerHady Mawajdeh is the Digital Engagement Reporter/Producer for KERA News.
During his tenure at the station, Mawajdeh has served as the KERA's guns reporter, Art&Seek's digital editor, and the voice of the daily arts calendar.
Before joining KERA in 2016, Mawajdeh worked on “The national daily news show of Texas,” Texas Standard. While there, he crafted stories and radio segments about the topics and headlines that mattered most to Texans.
Prior to his work on the Standard, Mawajdeh lived and worked in Durham, North Carolina, where he worked as a producer at North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC. At WUNC, he was a producer on the statewide news program The State of Things.
Mawajdeh’s journalistic career began during college as an intern and freelance reporter at NPR affiliate KUT 90.5 FM Austin.
Mawajdeh was born and raised in Central Texas and he attended college at Texas State University. He's won several statewide, regional, and national awards for his journalistic work. And he's also the creator and co-host of KERA's first narrative podcast Gun Play.
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The blisteringly cold weather paired with power outages have left many in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex scrambling to find warmth. KERA reached out to some of these individuals to hear how they’re getting by.
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The federal government has sent vaccines to pharmacies, and FEMA is opening "super sites" in Arlington, Dallas, and Houston. But local officials are scrambling to keep up with new developments.
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Teachers have been labeled essential workers. But in Texas, despite being a vulnerable population, they haven't been prioritized for a COVID-19 vaccine. And they're not happy about it, either.
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New vaccine sites are opening, but getting people registered for appointments and figuring out how many doses will be available at these sites are issues that need ironing out.
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Texas will have more vaccines, but they won't be opening any more 'mass vaccination sites' for at least one week.
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After a bruising presidential race and the mayhem at the Capitol two weeks ago, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. North Texans shared their feelings about the new administration.
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A new city-run program is hoping to help homeowners repair homes in Dallas' culturally-historic neighborhoods with grants.
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Safety is at the top of mind for many lawmakers, as protests are planned at the state Capitol on Tuesday to coincide with the first day of the legislative session.
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Michelle Beckley and Ana-Maria Ramos, both Democrats who represent areas in North Texas, will be sworn in via alternative means instead.
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For many local social justice leaders the violent actions of the mob that stormed the Capitol Wednesday did not come as a shock. Instead, equality advocates say yesterday's events merely showcased for the world the already-bleak reality of racism in America.
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The supply of COVID-19 vaccines continues to grow in Texas, despite issues with Johnson & Johnson’s formula. And all Texans are currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what you need to know about the plan to distribute vaccine doses and how you can get one.
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The United Way of Denton County is facing a massive decrease in donations this year, and the money the organization received from the federal government to help families facing financial crises runs out at the end of the month.