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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They’re non-invasive with none of the dreaded prep. But are recently approved home tests for colon cancer as effective as colonoscopies? A North Texas doctor weighs in. -
A North Texas neurologist discusses brain bleeds - the medical emergency that ultimately sidelined actor and comedian Jamie Foxx for months. -
A meta-analysis found loneliness increases the risk of dementia in the elderly by more than 30%. But a North Texas neurologist says you can do something about it. -
Amid the holiday celebrations, it's easy to forget about home safety. An expert with the North Texas Poison Center shares some risks to remember — especially those that can harm children. -
The study of prostate cancer patients in the VA system found some with limited life expectancy were being treated with procedures that did not add more years to their lives. -
Many confuse hospice and palliative care. They're similar, but a North Texas doctor explains how palliative care can improve the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses. -
More than 400 elderly people were studied over three years for signs of poor sleep, along with declining motor and walking skills, that can contribute to dementia. -
The health agency has lowered the age recommendation for the shot from 65 to 50. Some who've already had the shot may need another. A North Texas internist explains. -
A poison control specialist talks about how the hotline operates, and about the opioid abuse in Dallas County that led to its creation. -
Halloween often means heavy candy consumption, but a North Texas dietitian and nutritionist suggest ways to handle the sugar more responsibly. -
The American Cancer Society study found breast cancer deaths in the U.S. are dropping at high rates, but rates of diagnosis are increasing among younger women. -
In a national survey, less than 20% of U.S. adults were concerned about respiratory viruses or interested in getting shots. A North Texas infectious diseases specialist talks about why.
