Sam Baker
Sam Baker is KERA's senior editor and local host for Morning Edition. The native of Beaumont, Texas, also edits and produces radio commentaries and Vital Signs, a series that's part of the station's Breakthroughs initiative. He also was the longtime host of KERA 13’s Emmy Award-winning public affairs program On the Record. He also won an Emmy in 2008 for KERA’s Sharing the Power: A Voter’s Voice Special, and has earned honors from the Associated Press and the Public Radio News Directors Inc.
Sam worked in commercial television at NBC and CBS affiliates for six years before moving to public broadcasting. He was news director and Morning Edition host at KWGS-FM in Tulsa, Okla., for three years and moved to KERA in 1991. He has served on the board of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and is a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators.
As a volunteer, Sam produces a weekly series, Jazz in Words and Music, for Reading and Radio Resources, an agency serving the visually impaired. He also serves on the board of Southwest Transplant Alliance, a private non-profit organization that provides organs and tissues for transplantation.
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A North Texas physician explains how Type 2 diabetes, smoking and high blood pressure affect the likelihood of dementia. -
A North Texas nutritionist discusses a study that found teens who eat breakfast with protein not only get their day off to a great start, they eat better overall. -
The latest research on coffee and caffeine and its effect on heart health in the journal Circulation says moderate consumption (up to five, 8-ounce cups) is safe and benefit heart health. Drinking more than that may cause problems. -
A North Texas infectious disease expert talks about cryptosporidium, a parasite commonly found in recreational waters. -
A Texas registered dietitian explains why what you eat and drink can help protect you against extreme heat. -
A North Texas cardiologist explains the newly defined syndrome and how earlier screenings and watching your weight could prevent heart attacks, kidney disease and diabetes. -
Early detection of Alzheimer's Disease is important. A geriatric medicine physician explains how early signs differ from normal aging. -
A North Texas physician explains what a fever is, why you shouldn't fear them and when you should be concerned. -
COVID can take a physical toll. However, a family medicine physician from Baylor Scott and White in Temple explains how the virus' lingering aftereffects can impact mental health. -
An internal medicine specialist in Dallas explains the usual timeline and why it can vary.
