Karen Brown
Reporter/Producer/HostKaren is a radio and print journalist who focuses on health care, mental health, children’s issues, and other topics about the human condition. She has been a full-time radio reporter for NEPM since 1998. Her features and documentaries have won a number of national awards, including the National Edward R. Murrow Award, Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Award, Third Coast Audio Festival Award, and the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize.
Karen’s work has appeared on NPR, in The New York Times, and other outlets. She previously worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She earned a Masters of Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996.
She can be reached at karen_brown [at] nepm.org.
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The 38-year incumbent won more than 65 percent of the vote against independent Nadia Milleron. With new Democrat majority in U.S. House, he says he hopes to undo some of the damage done under the Republican majority. -
Nadia Milleron, a lawyer and consumer advocate, previously tried to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal in 2024. They face off again on Nov. 3. -
The candidates accused one another of misrepresenting each other's views.
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A state hearing brought fierce opposition from western Mass. residents and lawmakers, who object to the Massachusetts Water Authority's recent request for more water from the Quabbin Reservoir. The agency wants to take 20 million more gallons a day, on top of the 200 million it already gets, mostly to serve eastern Massachusetts communities. -
Advocates traveled to Washington, DC to urge lawmakers to take action and keep both gambling companies and sports leagues accountable for the risks of sports betting. -
In Part 2 of a series on brewing beer in Massachusetts, we look at a downtown Springfield brewery, White Lion, which is one of the few Black-owned breweries in the state. And like most breweries nationwide, it is seeking new ways to reach a changing beer market. -
From laws requiring every town have a tavern.... to prohibition. "Brewing Massachusetts," an exhibit created by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and the Memorial Hall Museum, is open until Oct. 11. -
Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno would not give details on the incident but called it a "Level 4," or severe cyber attack. -
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal has retained his seat as the congressman for the 1st Hampden District. He beat out school teacher Jeromie Whalen. -
The eighth annual benefit concert, founded by Signature Sounds, takes place at the 700-acre wildlife sanctuary on Saturday August 29.
