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 Berkshire County District Attorney has cleared Officer Jeffrey Spratt of any crime for the Jan. 7 killing of Biagio Kauvil, who was having a mental health crisis. -
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll traveled around WMass to experience a mix of rural amenities - from fly fishing on the Deerfield River to Pelham’s historic town hall, which local leaders say is the oldest working town hall in the country. -
Northampton is among the Massachusetts cities ready to give out grants from the state’s opioid settlement fund. The state is set to get $1 billion dollars from the national settlement with drug makers over the two decades. -
The Trump administration does not want children to have access to gender-affirming care — and is using federal policies and financial threats to make that happen. Massachusetts is among the states assuring families the care will be protected. But those promises are hard to keep when hospitals, including Baystate Health in western Massachusetts, stop providing the treatment on their own. -
In part 3 of NEPM's series on local candidates eager to enter politics, Nicole Coakley relies on her instincts as a mother, community leader, and woman of color. -
In part 2 of NEPM's series on newcomers entering politics, Easthampton, Mass., poultry farmer Karl Prahl reflects on how losing a campaign pushed him into community service. -
In part one of NEPM's series on local candidates giving politics a try, Yakov Kronrod leans on his family's refugee history and his own past activism. -
Healy sent a letter Friday giving the Department of Homeland Security one week to provide the legal basis of every ICE arrest in Massachusetts. She says most of those arrested had no criminal record. -
Massachusetts legislators have until mid-March to vote on measures that would legalize online roulette, blackjack, and other casino-style games. Opponents say that form of gambling is highly addictive. -
A new website, Valleyvax.org, aims to build trust among parents who may be confused by the change in the CDC's vaccine guidelines. The local website recommends the previous, science-based vaccine schedule, which is supported by national health organizations.
