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Happy Friday, everyone! You know what time it is? It's time to get to know the #WeMakeWAMU union.
"Union" may seem like a big, unknowable amorphous blob. But it's actually a lot of hard working people who want to make WAMU more equitable!
. @VOBOE reports for @gunsreporting, @wamu885 and @dcist. She's also a @kojoshow alumna and a U.S. Army veteran.
. @VOBOE's published some crucial reporting. Like this piece on the federal program that gives military equipment to police departments: https://gunsandamerica.org/story/20/07/09/1033-program-campus-military-police-equipment/
. @VOBOE's also written about violence prevention in Maryland: https://gunsandamerica.org/story/20/08/31/violence-prevention-maryland-funding-budget-trouble-pandemic/
. @jwpascale is @wamu885's transportation reporter. He's been closely covering how WMATA's been grappling with the pandemic: https://wamu.org/story/20/10/08/metro-is-planning-for-the-future-but-one-question-remains-when-will-riders-return/
And he's been unpacking the D.C. Council's Vision Zero plans since he started reporting on the transportation beat: https://wamu.org/story/20/09/23/dc-council-pass-vision-zero-bill-traffic-deaths-bike-bus-pedestrian-safety/
What's @jwpascale's favorite mode of transportation? He'll never say.
But he's always available to taste-test mumbo sauce for @DishCity.
If you listen to @wamu885, you've probably heard @ontheair1207, our midday news anchor and host. Geri is the glue that holds WAMU programming together. Whatever the news of the day may be, we trust her to tell us what we need to know.
And she's an *AWESOME* coworker.
. @ontheair1207 has a furry sidekick who loves to fill in when Geri's away. Who needs opposable thumbs to operate a sound board?
If you haven't met @DishCity host @ruthetam, you're in for a treat.
Ruth and @PatrickBFort have had a lot to talk about over the past few months.
Ruth and @PatrickBFort have had a lot to talk about over the past few months.
On @DishCity, they've covered how family food traditions, like mooncakes, mean more to us during a pandemic: https://wamu.org/story/20/10/01/its-fall-eat-a-mooncake/
During the pandemic, @DishCity's also reported on how restaurants are negotiating rent with their landlords: https://wamu.org/story/20/06/25/call-your-landlord/
. @ruthetam is also an incredible artist.
In June, she illustrated the Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality in D.C. Check it out: https://dcist.com/story/20/06/07/an-illustrated-look-at-saturdays-d-c-protests-against-police-brutality/
These are just some of the people who make @wamu885 what it is.
Follow us to meet more of the people behind #WeMakeWAMU next week!
Follow us to meet more of the people behind #WeMakeWAMU next week!
