Sam Baker
Senior Editor and Morning Edition HostSam Baker is KERA's senior editor and local host for Morning Edition. The native of Beaumont, Texas, also edits and produces radio commentaries and Vital Signs, a series that's part of the station's Breakthroughs initiative. He also was the longtime host of KERA 13’s Emmy Award-winning public affairs program On the Record. He also won an Emmy in 2008 for KERA’s Sharing the Power: A Voter’s Voice Special, and has earned honors from the Associated Press and the Public Radio News Directors Inc.
Sam worked in commercial television at NBC and CBS affiliates for six years before moving to public broadcasting. He was news director and Morning Edition host at KWGS-FM in Tulsa, Okla., for three years and moved to KERA in 1991. He has served on the board of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and is a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators.
As a volunteer, Sam for seven years produced a weekly series, Jazz in Words and Music, for Reading and Radio Resources, an agency serving the visually impaired. He is also a former member on the board of Southwest Transplant Alliance, a private nonprofit organization that provides organs and tissues for transplantation.
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Now that Fort Worth ISD has voted to close 18 campuses, what's next for the buildings? The head of a preservation society explains how seeking landmark status could help. -
The sudden or dramatic weakening of the heart from emotional or physical stress tends to affect more women. A North Texas cardiologist explains what may lead to a higher mortality rate for men. -
Enlarged prostate does not cause prostate cancer, but both are common among older men. A North Texas urologist explains why men should be concerned about both. -
A large waistline, high blood sugar, and cholesterol problems are each health concerns. But together, as metabolic syndrome, they can put your brain health at risk. -
Texas House Bill 128 would restrict such relationships with communities in countries deemed a “foreign adversary,” including China. -
Misinformation persists in news and social media about autism spectrum disorder, but UTSW researchers believe answers lie in genetic and environmental factors. -
Researchers from UT Austin and Baylor reviewed past studies to determine if tech use over time contributes to cognitive decline. They found just the opposite. -
A 30-year study of about 100,000 middle-aged people found that their dietary habits could lead to healthier aging. A North Texas dietitian explains. -
Sixty to 70% of computer users suffer from eye strain, or computer vision syndrome. A North Texas eye specialist tells how to prevent and treat it. -
Potter's House Bishop T.D. Jakes says he didn't realize his November 2024 health scare was a heart attack. A North Texas cardiologist explains how that is possible. -
A new report ranks Dallas as one of the most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies. A North Texas doctor explains the impact on pediatric asthma. -
A study into a form of stroke that affects younger adults finds stress significantly increases stroke risk in women, but not in men.
