Joseph Leahy | The Texas Newsroom
Joseph Leahy anchors morning newscasts for NPR's statewide public radio collaborative, Texas Newsroom. He began his career in broadcast journalism as a reporter for St. Louis Public Radio in 2011. The following year, he helped launch Delaware's first NPR station, WDDE, as an afternoon newscaster and host. Leahy returned to St. Louis in 2013 to anchor local newscasts during All Things Considered and produce news on local and regional issues. In 2016, he took on a similar role as the local Morning Edition newscaster at KUT in Austin, before moving over to the Texas Newsroom.
Leahy has a master’s degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Missouri. He grew up migrating almost annually with his parents and four siblings between rural northwest Missouri and the suburbs of Los Angeles.
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High winds, unseasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions prompt concern about potential wildfires across Texas this week.
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Lawyers for Melissa Lucio argue Texas is scheduled to execute an innocent woman convicted for her child’s accidental death nearly 15 years ago.
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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines plans to reintroduce in-flight alcohol sales next week for the first time in nearly two years despite concerns over the high number of incidents involving unruly passengers.
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An arctic cold front will be moving through Texas on Wednesday bringing freezing temperatures to Central, West, and North Texas. But, the winter weather will not be nearly as severe as last February’s deadly storm.
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The latest COVID-19 surge has likely peaked but cases and hospitalizations will continue growing in some regions of Texas.
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The last day for Texans to register to vote in the March 1 primary election is fast approaching. Seven statewide seats are up for election, in addition to races for the Texas Legislature, Congress, the State Board of Education and judicial positions.
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Transgender students are prohibited from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity under legislation taking effect Tuesday.
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The Texas General Land Office claims the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has defied a court order to reconsider delisting the Central Texas songbird as an endangered species.
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Texas’ healthcare system will see the largest surge in coronavirus patients since the onset of the pandemic, according to the University of Texas at Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium.
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The U.S. Conference of Mayors is urging the Senate to approve voting rights legislation to override new restrictions imposed by Texas and other Republican-led states.
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Federal judge in Texas temporarily blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for group of Navy service membersThe U.S District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction on Monday to block the U.S. Department of Defense from disciplining Navy service members who refused to comply with the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds.
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Other new laws include transparency for long-term care facilities and trademark protections for restaurants.