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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Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews "Fences," August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play, in a new production by Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. -
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. -
Currently, children aged 14 and older in Maryland can be charged as adults for first-degree murder and rape charges. At 16 or older, the list of quantifiable crimes for automatic charging expands to 33. -
In 'Vigil,' novelist George Saunders spins a spirited new tale about human corruption and redemptionIn his imaginitive new novel, "Vigil," author George Saunders explores themes of life and death, good and evil, corruption and absolution. -
Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins Midday to discuss his perspectives on key issues affecting Maryland and the nation. -
The Rhinelander trial scandalized the nation, and revealed Americans' deep anxieties about race and class at the beginning of the 20th century. -
In her soon-to-be-published memoir "What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane?" journalist Kate Crane shares her life-long search for clues to her father's 1987 disappearance — and suspected murder. -
Guest host Leslie Gray Streeter examines the changing dating habits of singles of all ages, amid the eternal search for love and connection. -
Singer Lisa Mathews and the members of Love Riot, the Baltimore indie band that was hot stuff in the 90s, join us to play some love songs and talk about their reunion after a 25-year hiatus. -
Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews "Dawn," Vietnamese-American playwright Tuyết Thị Phạm's exploration of love, loss and historical trauma, in a world premiere production at Baltimore's Everyman Theatre.
