Alden Bourne
Reporter/ProducerBefore joining New England Public Media, Alden was a producer for the CBS NEWS program 60 Minutes. In that role, he covered topics ranging from art, music and medicine to business, education, and politics. Working with correspondent Morley Safer, he reported from locations across the United States as well as from India, Costa Rica, Italy, and Iraq.
Alden attended Boston College and received a B.S. in Economics. He later took a year away from CBS to participate in the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship at the University of Michigan.
Alden was part of the 60 Minutes team that won a duPont-Columbia University Award for “60 Minutes: Punishing Saddam,” a report on the impact of U.N. sanctions on the children of Iraq. He was also honored for excellence in coverage of race and ethnicity by the Columbia University School of Journalism for “Vice Versa,” a story on a white-only scholarship program at an historically black college in Alabama. Alden has been on staff at NEPM since May 2016.
He can be reached at alden_bourne [at] nepm.org.
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The bike-sharing program didn't operate this past year because Bewegen, the Canadian company that ran it, entered bankruptcy proceedings.
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The Eastern States Exposition purchased two prize-winning steers at the 4-H Beef Auction at the Big E this past September.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell created the unit and has appointed attorney Christine Doktor to lead it.
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About 15 Israel supporters boarded a bus to attend a March for Israel event in Washington, while Palestine supporters protested in Springfield.
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The proposed safety plan includes the hiring of 13 police officers, a citywide camera surveillance system, and additional neighborhood outreach.
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The bill would implement the findings of a commission on rural schools in Massachusetts by providing $60 million to them and increasing funding for expenses like transportation.
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An engineering study found the infrastructure needs attention.
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Slightly more than half of respondents indicated Healey needs to do more to address the housing shortage and affordability issues in Massachusetts.
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The first phase of the project is already operating on the Amherst campus.