Kari Njiiri
All Things Considered and Jazz Safari Host/Producer/ReporterKari Njiiri is a senior reporter and longtime host and producer of Jazz Safari, a musical journey through the jazz world and beyond, broadcast Saturday nights on NEPM Radio.
Born in New York City, and raised in both Kenya and the U.S., Kari first arrived at NEPM as a UMass Amherst student fascinated by radio's ability to cross geographic and cultural boundaries.
Since then, he has worked in several capacities at the station, from board operator and book-keeper, to production assistant and local host of NPR’s All Things Considered.
He can be reached at kari_njiiri [at] nepm.org.
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With 100% of precincts reporting, according to the city election office, incumbent Domenic Sarno and City Councilor Justin Hurst finished well ahead of the other three candidates. They will face each other on the November ballot.
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The Motor Maids, a group of women motorcyclists, has more than 1,200 members across the United States and Canada. Their annual convention is in Springfield this year.
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Springfield State Rep. Carlos Gonzalez said he's concerned a new courthouse could be built outside the city.
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The Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School is scheduled to close at the end of this month after 10 years in operation.
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A collection of works by the late artist and educator Nelson Stevens is on exhibit at the Springfield Museums. The collection — called "Color Rapping" — features more than 60 pieces, including many culled from private collections.
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A new UMass Amherst poll says Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's job approval is 57% as she approaches 100 days in office.
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A leader of the Holyoke Police Department has been suspended amid allegations that he sexually assaulted and harassed a subordinate. We speak with reporter Dusty Christensen, who is covering the story for The Shoestring.
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UMass comes into the tourney as the No. 1 seed for the first time in the team's history, after closing out the regular season with a conference-best record of 14-2, and 24-5 overall. It's the best record during coach Tory Verdi.
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John Bracey, a founding member of the UMass Afro-American Studies Department, spent five decades teaching African and African-American history.
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The trial has begun in the case of a suspended Springfield police officer in connection with a fight outside a city bar in 2015 involving off-duty cops and four Black civilians.