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Host, Executive Producer, Idea Man, and Top Dog of State of the Re:Union, Al Letson has received national recognition and built a devoted fan base with soul-stirring, interdisciplinary work. He established himself early in his career as a heavyweight in the Poetry Slam Movement, which garnered artistic credibility and renown. Performing on a number of national, regional and local stages including HBO's Def Poetry Jam, CBS's Final Four PreGame Showand commercial projects for Sony, the Florida Times Union, Adobe Software, and the Doorpost Film Project, Al has honed his professional voice and artistic sensibilities into a unique brand that is all his own. After winning the Public Radio Talent Quest, Al received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create three episodes of his public radio show concept State of the Re:Union. His company finished their first grant in August of 2009 and has just been awarded one of the largest public radio grants every given to a single project to produce a full season of shows.

Anna King calls Richland, Washington home and loves unearthing great stories about people in the Northwest. She reports for the Northwest News Network from a studio at Washington State University, Tri-Cities. She covers the Mid-Columbia region, from nuclear reactors to Mexican rodeos.

NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.

Less than 50 days remain until Election Day.Polls have been remarkably stable, despite a summer marked by nationwide protests over racial injustice,…

Voters around the state stood in long, socially-distanced lines yesterday on the first day of early voting in Ohio.More than 2 million absentee ballots…

A record-breaking number of Ohioans, nearly 200,000, voted in person during the first week of early voting, tripling the number from 2016.Absentee voting…

This episode originally aired on June 6, 2020.U.S. retail sales fell a record 16.4 percent in April, nearly double the previous record drop of 8.3 percent…

This episode originally aired on May 6, 2020.The Trump administration has continued to weaken air pollution regulations despite warnings that long-term…

Ohio’s unemployment rate has reached 11.6% due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 10th worst in the nation.Laid-off workers should be on the lookout for scams…

This episode originally aired on May 6, 2020.The Trump administration has continued to weaken air pollution regulations despite warnings that long-term…