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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Video footage released raises many more questions about the shooting death of a 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker. -
Cleveland is a city on both a lakefront and a riverfront. Efforts are underway to transform both of those waterfronts and leverage the city's natural resources to benefit residents and the entire region. -
Food is often the centerpiece in Thanksgiving celebrations but for many in Northeast Ohio, food insecurity is reality. It's estimated that 1 in 7 Northeast Ohioans do not have access to sufficient food to meet their needs. -
Voters in Cleveland and Akron earlier this month overwhelmingly approved new combined levies. -
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. The organization estimates that more than 125,000 people will die of lung cancer this year. -
A bill that would require transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond to their assigned gender at birth is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine. -
President-elect Donald Trump has promised the largest deportation in American history when he retakes the White House in January. We will talk to people working on immigration about Trump's plans and the potential impact. -
They skipped the magic markers and went right to the paint sprayer as Ohio grew an even deeper shade of red Tuesday. Republicans dominated nationally and in the Buckeye State. -
The 2024 election is now over. We'll talk about the will of the voters and how their choices will impact the political landscape as we head toward 2025. -
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has sued the Department of Homeland Security for access to citizenship databases to check against Ohio's voter rolls.
