Joseph Leahy
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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Ken Paxton’s legal opinion issued Monday defines certain gender-affirming medical treatments for minors as child abuse.
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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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State epidemiologist says omicron surge is beginning to peak in Texas, but hospitals remain strainedThe state reported the seven-day average for daily cases was 41,413 on Wednesday, down from the peak of 52,709 reached on Jan. 17.
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Se acerca el último día para que los tejanos se registren para votar en las elecciones primarias del 1 de marzo. Se disputan siete escaños en todo el estado, además de elecciones para escaños en la Legislatura de Texas, el Congreso, la Junta Estatal de Educación y puestos judiciales.
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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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Texas’ health care system will see the largest surge in coronavirus patients since the onset of the pandemic, according to UT Austin's 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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Other new laws include transparency for long-term care facilities and trademark protections for restaurants.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports Texas factory activity continued to grow substantially in December.
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U.S. Ted Cruz was back in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, after spending nearly a week in self-quarantine at his Houston home. Though he did not get sick,…