Leigh Barr
Coordinating Producer “Sound of Ideas”Expertise: Producing and writing television, radio and digital news scripts and newscasts
Education: Kent State University - bachelor's degree
Experience:
Leigh Barr is a career producer with more than 20 years' experience covering the people and stories of Northeast Ohio.
Highlights:
- · 2020 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Award - Radio “Best Public Affairs Program in Ohio”
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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We will talk to the executive director of Canton for All People about how it’s working on many fronts to help people find housing, including a pathway to ownership for first-time buyers. -
Voters in six cities in Cuyahoga County went to the polls on Tuesday in a municipal primary to decide which city council and mayoral candidates will advance to the November election ballot. -
As the Browns kick off the season Sunday, the battle over relocation to Brook Park continues. -
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Ohio's system of highways connecting the state's cities and rural areas make it a prime location for human trafficking. We will talk about the issue, and the work Northeast Ohio organizations are doing to help survivors and keep people safe. -
The tragic death of a motorist, struck by a suspect fleeing Cuyahoga County Sheriff's deputies has raised new questions about police pursuit policy, the county's Downtown Safety Patrol and the qualifications of deputies. -
Colleges and universities are facing financial headwinds and that's led some to close their doors. We'll talk about what happens to a community when a college or university shuts down. -
The Ohio Department of Transportation decision to deny a permit for the Cleveland Browns Brook Park stadium did not come out of the blue. The groundwork for the denial may have been laid as far back as this past spring in a letter from the city's director of port control. -
Sherrod Brown announced this week his intention to challenge Jon Husted next November in a bid to return to the U.S. Senate. Now that Brown has clarified his political ambitions, how does that affect other potential races? -
Cleveland City Council has not censured one of its members since the 1970s.
