Sam Bermas-Dawes
Producer, MiddaySam Bermas-Dawes is a producer for Midday. He previously produced for WYPR's On The Record.
He began working in public radio in Georgia, before working on The Middle with Jeremy Hobson through the 2022 midterm election. Sam grew up in Montclair, NJ and went to school in Washington, D.C.
When he is not working, Sam is likely to be on a soccer field or reading in his hammock.
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Baltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley was named the city's top cop in 2023, after many years working in the department. -
Pulitzer prize-winning novelist Elizabeth Strout's latest book engages characters both familiar and new, as the author explores human relationships and the value of unnoticed, 'unrecorded' lives. -
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis discuss their probe into Trump's decade-long efforts to subvert the DOJ, and the nation's rule of law. -
MD Hunger Solution director LaMonika Jones discusses efforts to reduce the disturbingly high rates of poverty and food insecurity in Maryland, one of the nation's wealthiest states. -
Each week here on Midday, it is our practice to read the names of the people who have lost their lives to violence in Baltimore City. -
Student Support Network founder Laurie Mitchell-Taylor describes how the 10-year-old non-profit assists needy Baltimore County students with donated food, clothing, school supplies and other support through programs in 21 schools. -
Dr. Leana Wen is former health commissioner for Baltimore City, and is now a regular columnist on health news at the Washington Post. -
Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews "Juxtapose: A Theatrical Shadow Box," a new creative offering from Happenstance Theatre, now at Baltimore's Theatre Project. -
Maryland Film Festival founder and movie maven Jed Dietz joins Tom for a look at some of the new releases and old faves lighting up our screens this holiday season. -
Tom will host Midday three days a week starting in January, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
