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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It seems like everyone at the Statehouse is in property tax mode as several measures are being proposed, debated and passed to deal with rising tax burdens. -
Millions of children in the United States enroll in out of school activities. Advocates say that students who take part are more likely to graduate and pursue postsecondary education. -
The city of Cleveland dropped its opposition this week to the Browns' plan to move off the Downtown lakefront and into a new covered stadium complex planned for Brook Park. -
Gov. Mike DeWine, declaring a consumer product emergency, has ordered a temporary ban on the sale of intoxicating hemp products, like THC infused drinks and edibles sold outside of licensed dispensaries in Ohio. -
We'll talk with the CEO of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District about a new multi-million dollar project that aims to keep sewage off Edgewater Beach after heavy rains. -
East Cleveland's books are a mess, and a court-appointed state receiver should take control of the city's finances, according to Ohio Auditor Keith Faber. East Cleveland Mayor Lateek Shabazz is fighting it, laying blame on the state. -
Last fall, the NuPoint Community Development Corporation launched a neighborhood history project called Southeast Side Stories. -
Brian Katulis is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and was in Cleveland for foreign policy discussion at the Cleveland Council on World Affairs on Sept. 24. -
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's administration accused a city council staffer of improperly downloading unredacted public records from a city database he has legal access to, and demanded he be fired. Council President Blaine Griffin said council's policy analyst did nothing wrong and the mayor is trying to strong arm council. -
An advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met last week on vaccine recommendations including for COVID-19 and the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox.
