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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City leaders in Springfield, near Dayton, say Haitian immigrants are not eating their neighbors' pet cats, but the surging immigrant population there has presented challenges for health care, education and traffic control. Gov. Mike DeWine is sending money and highway patrol troopers to help. -
Tuesday's debate in Philadelphia may be the only chance voters have to see Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump together. It remains to be seen whether the two campaigns will agree to a second debate. -
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has directed county boards of election to limit how voters can use ballot drop boxes for this fall's election. -
Two Trumbull County hospitals and six satellites owned by a for-profit firm are scheduled to close next month. There are local efforts to find a buyer to keep them open. -
Students in the Akron Public Schools are getting ready for a new school year. It is the second year under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Michael Robinson. -
Two curators from the Cleveland Natural History Museum discuss the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Lucy and the connection to Cleveland. -
The Cleveland Clinic has been using a mobile stroke unit for a decade to get critical help to patients more quickly. -
FirstEnergy will avoid state prosecution for paying off public officials in the biggest bribery scheme in Ohio history by paying even more money to the state -- $20 million. -
Late last week, the MetroHealth board fired Dr. Airica Steed. It's the second time in two years such an action has been taken. We will talk with reporters about Steed's dismissal and what comes next. -
Many people across Northeast Ohio remain without power after tornadoes and violent thunderstorms earlier this week. FirstEnergy says it is bringing in extra help but says it could the middle of next week before the power is back.
