It was probably inevitable that Andrew Yeager would end up working in public radio. The son of two teachers, NPR News programs often formed the backdrop to car rides growing up. And it was probably inevitable that Andrew would end up in news after discovering the record button on his tape recorder. He still remembers his first attempted interview - his uncooperative 2-year-old sister.
Originally from east central Indiana, Andrew earned degrees in broadcasting and political science from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. While there he spent more than his fair share of time at WOBN, the student-run radio station. After college Andrew worked for an educational non-profit and volunteered at WMUB in Oxford, Ohio. He ventured into public radio full-time as a reporter for WNIN in Evansville, Ind. Besides covering an array of local stories, Andrew's work has been heard on many public radio programs.
Andrew lives with his wife and two children in Birmingham. When not consumed by public radio work, he's often picking up items strewn about the house by said children, reading or heading out on a bike ride when not enveloped by the Alabama heat.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham political science professor Peter Jones said fundraising and a "boots to the ground" strategy gave incumbent Mayor Randall Woodfin his commanding victory in Tuesday's election.
A runoff election is Oct. 5 for races in which no candidate won a majority.
Wilson said Alabama's health care system was nearly crippled during a winter COVID-19 surge. The delta variant has the potential to be even worse.
Birmingham finished 2020 with a 25-year high in homicides. This year shows no sign of that slowing. WBHM talked with the city's police chief about how he plans to respond.
Many bills made it out before Monday's deadline. But the lawmakers also expect a special session later this year.
A medical marijuana bill goes to the governor. Meanwhile a gambling bill looks unlikely to pass this session.
CEO Mike Warren said he thought he could fix Medicaid, but he was naive.
Three people recount their memories of that devastating day.
The loss of life from the once-in-generation storm still weighs on the iconic TV meteorologist.
CEO Will Ferniany will end his health care career having led the organization through the coronavirus pandemic. He plans to retire later this year.
Merrill was expected to announce a run for U.S. Senate in 2022.
That means a total of about four million Alabamians will be eligible starting Monday.
Boston-native Cam Perron became obsessed with the Negro League as a child. That led to an annual reunion and friendships with players decades older.
The White House said officials are working through issues of access and vaccine hesitancy.
More than a dozen suspected tornados raked over Alabama on Wednesday.
The reach of David Marconnet's site grew beyond what he imagined. But with cases dropping, Bama Tracker may have run its course.
Archibald's father was a Methodist minister in Alabama during the turbulent civil rights era. Yet in his sermons from that time, he stayed silent on race.
Gov. Ivey leaves face mask order alone for now, but says it will end April 9.
Education leaders in Alabama say there will be no virtual option despite COVID-19.
Lawmakers will debate perennial issues from the budgets to prisons, but the coronavirus pandemic remains ever present.
The comments from Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin comes after a UAB student was shot and killed during a transaction arranged online.
Author Ben Beard surveys the South through movies in his new book "The South Never Plays Itself."
The number of homicides rose in the city in 2020. Birmingham started 2021 with three murders over three days.
Since Alabama Audubon's Christmas Bird Count won't happen this year, researchers could miss out on data about bird populations.
Construction on the Birmingham Xpress will start in January and is scheduled to finish in time for the World Games in 2022.
How do you visit Santa in a pandemic? It's a question retailers, families and Santa himself are dealing with this season.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said the longer schools are disrupted, the more likely kids will suffer academically.
A new art exhibit features the work of Jacob Lawrence, widely considered one of the greatest modernist painters of the 20th century.
Activist Catherine Coleman Flowers describes her fight for environmental justice in her hometown in a new memoir.
The podcast from Reckon South digs into the case of Bonita Carter, a 20-year-old Black woman, who was shot and killed outside of a convenience store in 1979.
The extension comes as new COVID-19 cases rise in Alabama.
Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Doug Jones in Tuesday's election.
