Melissa Gerr
Senior ProducerMelissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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After more than nine years, On the Record signs off. Thank you to our listeners, and to everyone who trusted us with your ideas, stories and to amplify the work you do for Maryland, and for Baltimore. -
We talk with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski about empathy, dialogue, and the long road ahead. -
Lumbee tribal member and folklorist Ashley Minner Jones talks about her photo and oral history exhibit: 'Beyond Baltimore Street: Living Lumbee Legacies.' -
Millions of animals were mummified in ancient Egypt — cats, dogs, birds and more. Many are featured in 'Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt,' a new exhibit at the Walters Art Museum.
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Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer -- the one and only “Lawyer Oyer” on Instagram and Tic Tok-- explains what’s up in the Trump world of law enforcement. -
Gov. Wes Moore on how the state will weather the Trump economy and what Maryland can do to support boys and young men. -
JHU Peabody Institute professor Amit Peled talks about why he's dedicated to keeping musicians and Maryland and why studying music creates better citizens. -
Author and historian Richard Bell's latest book talks about why the American Revolution was actually a global conflict. -
Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin, co-founders of the Stoop Storytelling series, talk about about what nearly 20 years of live storytelling has taught them. -
For more than a century, the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center -- called BARC -- has generated scientific discoveries that improved farmers’ productivity, food safety and human nutrition. The Federal government may be shutting it down. We hear about the impacts it has made on the lives of Americans.
